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push factors,”- (factors that getpeople to consider the drasticmove of leaving family, friends, anda familiar place to strike out into theunknown, with what are usuallyunknown resources) include lack ofeconomic opportunity, politicaloppression or discrimination, andthe possibility of upward mobility. North Americans incorrectly assumethat immigrants cost the economy.Research demonstrates thatimmigrants contribute more to theeconomy than they get out of it. Immigrants are, on average

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do they take our jobs?,”The least-educated, least-skilled American workers aremost likely to end up competing with immigrants for jobs. Professionals in the United States occasionally competewith highly trained immigrants for jobs, but suchcompetition occurs where there is a scarcity of native-bornpeople to fill these positions. The computer industry in theUnited States recruits abroad heavily, particularly fromIndia where there is a surplus of highly trained workers. Undocumented, or illegal, immigrants are less likely topartake of social services and less likely to participate incriminal behavior. Migration has in fact decreased as of 2012

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ethnicity,”- is the cultural counterpart to race and many people alsoascribe overwhelming and unwarranted significance to culturalcharacteristics. Race and ethnicity are important sociocultural factors not becausethey have to be, but because people make them so! African-Americans, Native Americans, and Hispanics experienceovert and covert discrimination that affects them economically,socially

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cultural poverty,”Some social scientists suggest that Americans of all ethnicbackgrounds may suffer from this, meaning thatpoverty forces coping strategies that hinder social advancement. For example, 23% of children in Euro-American and 17% of children inAsian-American families lived in low-income, single-parent homeswhile 65% of African-American, 49% of Native American

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religion and politics,”Christianity is the majority religion in the United States (76%)and in Canada (70%). About 15% of North Americans report no religiousaffiliation. Minority religions, including Judaism, Islam, Hinduism,Buddhism and others, are relevant and influence NorthAmerican culture. There is a varied geography of Christianity across theUnited States

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population,”The majority of Canadianslive in southeastern Canada.Canada’s total population is34.5 million. The United States has 311.7million people within itsborders, shifting away fromthe Old Economic Core tofaster-growing regions in thecountry. The Middle West, a centralfarming region in NorthAmerica, has shrinkingpopulations

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