1. Integrating Quotes You need 2-4 quotes in your paper.

2. Highly skilled immigrants can also benefit the United States in the areas of technology and innovation. Wadhwa goes as far to say that “immigrants are critical to the country's long-term economic health.” In fact, immigrants have greatly contributed to the country’s advances in technology and business. Even though they only comprise 12% of the population, immigrants have initiated 52% of the technology companies in Silicon Valley and have been involved in creating 25% of the country’s global patents (Wadhwa). In fact, immigrants have helped start companies such as Google, Yahoo!, Intel, and Ebay.

3. Dropped Quote “Immigrants are critical to the country's long- term economic health” (Wadhwa).

4. Signal Phrase Wadhwa goes as far to say that “immigrants are critical to the country's long-term economic health.” Wadhwa believes that “immigrants are critical to the country's long-term economic health.”

5. Introductory Sentence and Colon They are more than beneficial to the United States’ economy: “Immigrants are critical to the country's long-term economic health” (Wadhwa).

6. Do I have to cite after every sentence if I got a lot of information from the same source?

7. While all immigrants come from foreign countries, their cultural backgrounds can be quite different. Many low-skilled immigrants to the United States come from near-by, impoverished countries (“Immigration’s Economic Impact”). Of those immigrants, many come from poor rural areas in Spanish-speaking countries and lack the education and skills needed for manufacturing jobs in the United States (Carter-Roberts). This lack of skills has cause manufacturers to develop education programs within their work places. On the other hand, highly skilled immigrants tended to come from higher income countries such as Canada or countries in Western Europe (“Immigration’s Economic Impact”). However, recently the United States has also been receiving many immigrants from India that are highly educated (“Immigration’s Economic Impact”).