Discussion Questions

  1. Describe what challenges and opportunities immigration presents to a country.
  2. What comparisons and contrasts can be drawn among the immigration history and policies of Israel, Western Europe, Brazil, and the U.S.?
  3. In what ways, if any, is immigration a threat to the national identities of Western European states?
  4. How would you recommend revising U.S. immigration policies?
  5. How could countries use predictors of an immigrant’s success in acculturation in immigration policies or in facilitating acculturation?
  6. Should immigrants be encouraged or mandated to give up their home cultures and learn and participate in their new country’s culture?