The U.S. government should put more INS border patrol agents on the border with Mexico. Illegal immigrants take away jobs from U.S. citizens who want those jobs. If a country is having economic problems, the U.S. should allow those people to come here for a better life. Immigration has helped the United States. Having a variety of cultures and languages in our country benefits everyone.
Most immigrants just come to the U.S. to get on welfare.
Everyone who comes to the U.S. should be required to learn English. If a country is having political problems, the U.S. should allow persecuted citizens from those countries to seek asylum here. After students have registered their opinions, explain to them that they will be moving to the corner of the room that corresponds to the opinion they wrote on their paper. Choose one of the ten statements, read that to the class, and ask them to move to the section of the room that corresponds to their opinion. Once there, they are to find someone else and share their reasons for choosing that response.