1. CheckPoint: Modern Challenges in Immigration – 30 points

• Resource: Ch. 4 in Racial and Ethnic Groups and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Web site at www.uscis.gov
• Browse through the USCIS website, paying special attention to immigration forms, fees, fingerprinting, services, and benefits.
• Select an immigrant group from Ch. 4 of the text. Imagine yourself as a current member of your selected group and: 

• Post a 200- to 300-word summary that answers all of the following questions:

o As a member of the immigrant group that you selected, was it easy or difficult for you to navigate the USCIS website and find the information that you need to apply for entrance to the US? Please explain what you observed. Include specific information – form names, fee amounts, fingerprinting information.
o What is the economic impact of immigration in the US? Refer to the material in the text.
o Should United States-government policy favor certain kinds of immigrants?
o Should citizenship preference be given to the neediest applicants? The most talented? The most oppressed? The richest?
o Should applications from certain countries be given priority?