Brainstorming Activity

• With your small group, brainstorm ideas for the following topic. Write each idea on an index card.

Brainstorm ideas for why people might immigrate to the United States

Brainstorming Activity Part 2

• After you have written a lot of ideas on your index cards, try to categorize your cards into 2 groups.

• Each group of cards should have a heading. Your job is to figure out the heading to match the category.

Push and Pull Factors

Push Factor

• Reasons to leave a country

• These reasons PUSH you out of your country

Pull Factor

• Reasons to go to a new country

• These reasons PULL you into a new country