The American Dream and Immigration - Economics

Table of Contents DateTitle Lesson # **US and Canada** 10/3 Cover Page/Map 21 10/6Regions22 10/13 Immigration - Political 23 10/14 Immigration - Economic 24 Directions: Draw a line underneath your Immigration – Political notes and Title it Immigration - Economic

Copy this web into your notebook Economic Factors that Affect Immigration to the United States 1. High Standard of Living 2. The American Dream

What is standard of living? 1. The standard of living - the quality and quantity of goods and services available to people. High Standard of Living = Developed Nations Low Standard of Living = Developing Nations

The United States

GDP per capita is less than $15,000.

2. The American Dream - Idea held by many in the United States of America that through hard work, courage and determination one can achieve prosperity. United States of AmericaUnited States of America Task – 1.Explain the American dream in your own words? 2.Give one example that shows the American Dream is true.

The American Dream and Immigration  The American Dream, along with escape from persecution, and/or war in one's home country, has always been the primary reason for immigrants wanting to come to America. immigrants  Throughout its history, America has been seen as the land of economic opportunity. READ ONLY

Copy this web into your notebook Economic Factors that Affect Immigration to the United States 1. High Standard of Living 2. The American Dream 3. Market Economy 4. Economic Pull Factors

3. Free Market Economy Definition  Production is controlled by the DEMAND of CONSUMERS.Definition  Production is controlled by the DEMAND of CONSUMERS. People come to US to work.People come to US to work. There is a demand for more workers.There is a demand for more workers. Skill - Welding Business College

The American Dream and Immigration to the U.S.  By the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, large numbers of immigrants were from Eastern and Southern Europe. Huge numbers of Italians, Poles, Greeks, Jews, Russians and others came to find work in industrial cities such as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit. EasternNew York ChicagoPhiladelphiaDetroitEasternNew York ChicagoPhiladelphiaDetroit  The American Dream appears to have enduring appeal to citizens from many in other countries. The United States remains a magnet for immigrants today, receiving 1 million legal entrants annually--the highest such rate in the world. A majority of today’s immigrants hail from Latin America and Asia. Latin AmericaAsia Latin AmericaAsia READ ONLY

4. Push and Pull Factors  On the web add two economic push factors and two economic pull factors for US immigration.  Example - Push Factor = Lack of jobs

Picture Analysis  Copy this sentence on your paper: 1. US immigration is like ___________, because…  Directions: 1. Use the picture to complete the sentence. 2. You will need to write the sentence multiple times. 3. You have three minutes for each picture.

Closure 1. Answer the Question of the Day on your piece of notebook paper. 2. Make sure your name is on the notebook paper. 3. Turn in your notebook paper and Immigration Story assignment (only if it’s done) on the chair by the door as you leave.

Accessibility of the American Dream – Exit Ticket  Is the American Dream accessible to people in the United States? Why or why not?

Lets try to piece their story together…. How do you think life was for them by looking at these picture? READ ONLY

Tracing the Path of these Immigrants

Happy Times in Vietnam READ ONLY

Then Things change...Vietnam War

Life after the Collapse of South Vietnam  In the words of Khoan Tran: “ When the Second Republic of South Vietnam collapsed on April 30, 1975, almost all officers who served in the South Army Forces’ resistance to North Vietnam Communist regime and anyone who collaborated with the South Vietnam government were put in re-education camps for years.” “ When the Second Republic of South Vietnam collapsed on April 30, 1975, almost all officers who served in the South Army Forces’ resistance to North Vietnam Communist regime and anyone who collaborated with the South Vietnam government were put in re-education camps for years.” “Then the Vietnam Communist government removed all former officers’ families who lived in the cities out of their homes.” READ ONLY

Why would some people want to leave??  If this person fought for South Vietnam during the Vietnam War…Why would he want to flee after the Communist take control of Vietnam?

Discussion  Using the previous two slide as a reference, what PUSH factors did the Vietnamese people experience?  Is this similar to immigrants all over the world?

The Journey that many took…

Chasing the American Dream…. The Immigrants escaped Vietnam and started to piece their lives back together…

Last stop BEFORE getting to the United States

Hard Work and 25 years later……

Their Dreams Came True