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In this section, we will help you discuss the impact of immigration on American identity, culture, and economy. You can find some notes about the key points you might want to make about this topic, as well as suggestions for how you can find support for these points in the source materials. 

Discussing the impact of immigration on American identity, culture, and economy

When discussing this topic in depth, it might be wise to structure your speech according to the three subtopics (economy, culture, and identity) and consider arguments for and against. 

When choosing your arguments, you should also consider how the sources can help you. It will probably be easier for you to focus the discussion on the positive aspects of US immigration, as this is what most of the sources highlight. The only purely negative source is “Donald Trump. Political Ad, 2018: Stop the caravan”, but since it does not contain any solid information, it will be hard to use as an argument in front of a university-level audience. However, the video could still be useful as a repr...