United States Today

1. The population of the United States is very diverse.

   1. 1,500 racial and ethnic groups (native and immigrant) call the United States home.

2. Positives of Immigration

   1. Diversity

   2. Innovative Work Force

   3. Economic Diversity

   4. Global Community

   5. Religious Diversity

3. Ethnic enclaves: groups of migrants that move in clusters and work to provide supports to those migrants

1. Affordable Housing

2. Support needs of the Communities

3. Discrimination

4. Diversity

Hardships Faced by Immigrants

1. Political Divisions

   1. Two-Party System: two major political parties who hold most of the selected offices

   2. Political views are often divided into two specific groups

   3. Political Division leads to a lack of communication and cooperation among groups

2. Religious Diversions

   1. The most common religion in America is Protestantism (Christianity)

   2. Roman Catholicism is another form of Christianity but also very different

   3. Some Americans have no religion

3. Political Division leads to a lack of communication and cooperation among groups