1. THINK:
What is the solvency of such government programs? Do we have the money to maintain?

2. Medicare/Social Security/Recession p89
What is Medicare and Social Security?
Explain the solvency of these government programs.(can we meet the financial obligation?)

3. Recession American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Meant to stimulate the economy
Tax cuts
Unemployment benefits
Social Welfare
Impact – increased domestic spending
DEBT???

4. Immigration to the United States p 90
Changing the Demography of the United States

5. Immigration Facts Has increased dramatically in the last 30 years
Number of immigrants in the country hit a new record of 40 million in 2010
About 13% of the population
Mainly from Asia and Latin America
Honduras, India, Guatemala, Peru, El Salvador, Ecuador and China
Many settle in urban areas
California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, and Arizona

6. Population growth
Population growth and distribution (migrations) can affect the physical environment.
Examples:
Water supply
Land usage

7. Definitions Legal immigration Illegal immigration
A person who goes through the legal requirements to be a legal permanent resident (LPR)
Illegal immigration
A person who has entered the US without government permission or stayed beyond their visa.

8. Debate over Illegal Immigrants
Pros:
Work for low wages that others may not accept
Work in jobs many people don’t want, like agriculture, construction, landscape maintenance, and domestic services
Many have lived in the United States for decades, as law-abiding individuals, paid sales taxes, and have children born in the US
Cons:
Take jobs from Americans
Keep wages low
Don’t pay taxes, but use social services like public schools and emergency medical care

9. Immigration Maps http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/expl orer?hp
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10. Table 1 Questions
Find the percentage of the foreign born population for the years 2000 and 1890.
Foreign-Born Population/Total Population
You will use those percentages to create two pie charts
Why does immigration decrease after the 1930?
Why does immigration dramatically increase after the 1970?

11. Table 2 Questions
You will find the percentages for each region of the world for the years 2000 and 1890.
Region of the World/Total Population
You will then create a pie chart for each year
Looking at the table or using your pie charts, from what countries do we see the biggest growth in immigration?

12. Table 7 Questions For each year, find the largest:
Age group
Gender
What trend do you notice in the data you collected?
Why do you think this might be?

13. Table 14 Questions
You will create a bar graph for the following two areas: Texas and North East
Looking at your bar graph, what trends do you notice?
Why?