Coming to America

We read the story Coming to America: The Story of Immigration by Betsy Maestro. We read about the reasons people immigrated to the United States and about some of the problems they encountered when they arrived here. The students collaborated to come up with possible solutions for the problems identified for immigrants.

Problem:
They didn't have a place to live.

Possible solutions:

• They could work to get money to buy a house
• Live with relatives for awhile
• Sell things to get money
• Move west to get free land to build upon

Problem: They don't have jobs or money.

Possible solutions:

• go to school and get a good education to get a job
• work hard in a factory or another job to make money
• sell stuff to get money

Problem: They didn't know anyone.

Possible solutions:

• find other people from your country and form a neighborhood
• find someone like you to get to know

Problem: They didn't speak English/they spoke a different language.

Possible solutions:

• go to school and learn English
• find and live near people that speak the same language