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= The BIG Question = How does immigration affect your past, present, and future?

** Secondary Questions **
 * How has immigration changed through Lancaster County’s history?
 * What is the process that an immigrant goes through to get here?
 * What are the cultures represented by Lancaster's immigrants? How are people still practicing their home cultures and how have they assimilated?
 * What positive contributions have immigrants made to Lancaster County?
 * What is being done to help refugees in Lancaster County and how can we help?
 * How are churches involved in helping immigrants?
 * What are the ethnic churches in the area? How are they the same/different from mainstream churches?
 * Should immigrants assimilate or retain their home cultures?
 * What is the process of immigration to the USA?
 * What are the laws related to immigration? Should there be immigration reform? What are some reforms that are currently proposed? What do our local politicians think about this?
 * Should the USA have a national language? What do local and national politicians say on this issue?
 * What should politicians do in response to current immigration trends?
 * What can be learned from the people at local Spanish-speaking churches?
 * What is the music and art of the home countries of immigrants? Do they still practice these art forms?
 * What is the number, percentage, etc. of immigrants in the population of the county? How has it changed through history? What will it be 20 years from now?
 * What jobs are held by immigrants? Is it true that immigrants take jobs from natives?
 * How can we teach the community (churches, elementary students, etc.) what we have learned about immigration?