Creative Rankings
The following are some of the problems that have faced migrants in the United States. Rank them on a continuum from the one you feel would be the easiest to surmount (1), to the one you would find the most difficult to handle (10).
_____ 1. Learning a new language.
_____ 2. Leaving family and friends behind due to the need to move from place to place to find work.
_____ 3. Being taunted and mocked for being different.
_____ 4. Living in tenements or camps with no heat, no space, no indoor plumbing.
_____ 5. Not being able to access medical and human services.
_____ 6. Perilous journey, storms, sickness, fear, and threat of attack.
_____ 7. Parents are reluctant to enter their child’s school to advocate for their children because they feel uncomfortable with a system they do not know.
_____ 8. Living with relatives and waiting to live with parents, apart from the parents.
_____ 9. Children turning away from traditional, family customs and values.
_____ 10. Having to decide, due to limited funds, which member of the family will immigrate first.