Build A Wall

¿What % of registered voters favor building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico?

  1. How accurate was your prediction?

  2. Were you surprised by the information in the chart?

  3. When I was in high school, there was almost no Hispanic population outside of the U.S. Southwest. How different do you think this surveys results would have been 30 years ago?

  4. Describe and explain the gap between Republican and Democratic voters on this issue:

  5. What would be one consequence of building a wall along the U.S. Mexico border?

  6. How will the information from the chart impact the 2016 election?

  7. Do you think that the U.S. would be better off to take direct votes on specific issues like building a wall, or fighting a war, and then following the will of the people?

  8. Do you think a wall will actually be built between Mexico and the U.S.?

  9. Do you personally want the U.S. to build a wall along the Mexican border?

  10. 84% of Donald Trump supporters want to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Why do you think Drumpf supporters have such a strong appetite for building a border wall?

  11. In the comments section, describe and discuss how your community has been impacted by immigration:


Learning Extension

Read the entire Pew Report on immigration.


Action Extension

Ask the survey question to ten people and share their responses and your interpretation of your survey results with class.

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