Getting+Ready+for+the+UK

__Getting Ready for the UK__

11 April 2011 Homework: Hello All. Below are three recent articles on **immigration and ethnicity** in the UK. Pick **two** and **read them in preparation for our class on 18 April.** Please also post below come possible discussion questions on the subject of immigration and ethnicity in advance of our lesson, in other words before April 18. Everyone must take a look at all the questions posted by the class **before this date**. Thanks.

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Possible discussion questions (write your question and your name below) Group 1 14:50-16:20

1.What is the relationship between economic crisis and immigration? The closure of the border, is this a solution to the economic crisis in England? Name: Florio Benjamin. 2. Do immigration is an economic "problem"? What effect has immigration on British communities? What are the motivations and the hopes of the immigrants by coming in Great Britain? Name: Elodie Grattessol 3.Is this situation would not create tensions between Poland and the United Kingdom ? Does the increase in immigrant workers and their success would not cause an increase in unemployment among British ? Name : Manon Boulven 4. Why immigrants go to UK whereas the cost of living over there is quite high? What does the government concerning the social welfare of the immigrants? What happen to the immigrants who are not successfull in UK? Name : Eric Ordonneau 5. Why Polish governement is no longer forced to do advertising campaign in the Uk media to see UK emigrants returning to Poland? What have changed conserning the motivations of the poles immigrants since the first waves of immigration from this country? Name: Benoit Martelat 6. Is it difficult for Polish to adapt to the British way of life? Did the reasons why some Polish go back to their native country change? Name : Geoffrey Kraemer 7. The article speaks about the Poles. Is it the same problem with other nationalities ? Is it the same problem in Scotland, Wales or their different political choices avoid these problems ? Name : Boksebeld Maxime 8. Is this a good thing that immigrants live in communities? Isn’t living next to people from another ethnie a good way to integrate yourself faster in the society? Name : Romain Eyrignoux 9. What can the government to to face this problem? Is it possible to stop illegal immigration? Name: Benoit Rhoné 10. Why some immigrant communities have higher status than other? Name: Marine Lejeune 11. Why asian communities are so careful with education, what about the africans? Why other communities don't go back to their country likes poles? Name: Maxime CREVAT 12. Do you think that we are in an irreversible economic decline ? and that in twenty years today we (french, polish, british etc.) will all be in the same boat ? Name: Lina Boulos 13. Why english Government didn't invest in Poland to incourage the poles to stay in their land?

Group 2 16:30-18:00 1.Why did Indians have a standard of living higher than the other immigrants? What are the consequences of such a demographic change in England? Name: Martin Wirth 2.Why Polish prefer to live in England rather than in France for example ? Name : Nicolas Dewilde 3.What can British gouvernment do to stop the illegal immigration and to save work for British ? Name : Nicolas Dewilde ...........


 * Bend it like Beckham**

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