How to Teach ‘Immigration’ Lesson Plan

Teachers will be able to:

• Explore the economic incentives and non-economic factors such as armed conflicts, persecution, and reuniting families that lead to migration.
• Describe the difference between skilled and unskilled workers.
• Compare and contrast the effects of immigration by skilled and unskilled workers.
• Analyze the overall economic effects of immigration and emigration on national economies.
• Define and discuss the causes and effects of ‘brain drain.’
• Illustrate the impact of immigration on wages using a supply and demand diagram in an optional extension activity.