Immigration is mostly an urban phenomenon. More than 93 percent of immigrants settle in metropolitan areas versus 73 percent of U.S. natives. The combination of geographic concentration and the general decline of urban institutions complicates the country's ability to integrate newcomers and distorts perceptions of the impact of immigrant groups. Immigrants take jobs of U.S. native workers . Census data show that immigration has no meaningful effect on job displacements.
Immigrants burden public services .
Generalizations may lead to stereotyping or just plain misinformation about individuals. For example, although Spanish is the formal language of Mexico, there are over 100 Amerindian languages spoken there Mayan dialects, Aztec, Apotex, and Mixtex to name a few. Obviously, educators can't become experts on all of the diverse cultural groups in U.S. society. This resource will provide information on the history and culture of major immigrant groups in our service area, strategies for teaching their history both in their countries of origin and in the U.S., information about their cultures, and a framework for meeting the educational needs of immigrant students. A resource bibliography will be included.