please give me 50 questions related to various aspects of the individual's life, including pror to, during, and after the immigraton process. because i'm required to interview an adult immigrant in U.S. about the immigration process and life in america as an immigrant......hope u can help me......thanks...:)
2006-10-01 16:29:11 · 8 answers · asked by cess 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Why did you come to America? What were your expectations before you came here? Does America meet your expectations? What is your favorite thing here? If there was one thing you could show your family/friends back home what would it be? What do you miss the most?
2006-10-01 16:46:10 · answer #1 · answered by smiles0289 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old were you when you came to this country? (this would set up a lot of other possible questions. If they were a child, ask about comparing childhood before and after the move. If adult, ask similar things)
Did they come alone/with family?
How did the move affect the family?
How much contact do they still have with family in previous country?
Did they miss their previous home?
You can come up with lots of questions about different aspects of life before and after the move.
Find out WHY they came to this country?
Was it economics? Were they refuges?
To get onto politics of it:
ask them what they know about the current situation. Then ask them what they think about it. Some will admit they know little, others will go off about the current laws while knowing VERY little about them.
What do they think about those that come to this country illegally? (this is especially true if the person you are interviewing came in legally and followed the rules to become a citizen or whatever)
Use your imagination. Often one quesiton will give you ideas about another and so on.
Suggestion: Take a tape recorder AND take notes. The tape recorder so you can go back adn get more information about what they said in case you don't get it down. The notes in case the tape recorder didn't work (which happened to a friend of mine once).
2006-10-01 23:36:27 · answer #2 · answered by Ray M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What country did you immigrate from?
Why did you decide to come to the U.S. ?
What documents did you need to leave your country and enter the U.S. ?
When you first arrived in the U.S. what did you think ?
Were you afraid or excited about moving to a new country ?
Do you have family here in the U.S. ?
What was the proses at the immigration office?
Do you have to hold a job to stay here ?
Are you eligible for any assistance from the U.S. ?
How do you support yourself ?
How long are you planning on staying here?
Do you think you will ever become a citizen of the U.S. /
Do you miss you country ?
How does the U.S. differ from your country ?
What made you decide to leave your country ?
Do you speak English?
Do you have an education ?
Will you ever go back to visit your country ?
Are the wages better here than where you came from ?
Do you like living in the U.S.
Do you have to report to the immigration office,if so how often and what do you have to report?
Here are a few questions I hope they help you.
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2006-10-01 23:50:52 · answer #3 · answered by ~♥ L ♥~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. What is life like living in the us as apossed to in your country?
2. Can you state some of the differences?
3. tell me about your countries current govornment status?
4. what is it like for an immigrant to find work in our country?
5. do you think all immigrants are treated equally?
6. state some of the differences of cultural diversity between u.s
and other countries
7. do you think that immigration should have harsher penalties for illegal immigrants?
8. if so, why?
9. what does the immigration process entail exactly?
10. what was your first hand experience dealing with immigration like?
11. do you have a point of view as to if and what they should change?
12. would you mind dealing with them again if it was nessessary?
13. when dealing with them do they make you feel as if you are a threat in any way?
14. if so, what did they do/say to make you feel this way?
15. What was your reason for immigrating to the states?
16. what is your take on terrorism?
17. have you ever experienced it first hand?
18. if any major setbacks occurred during the immigration process can you list 5?
19.how long did the entire proccess take from start to finish?
20.can you list some of the rules that apply to immigrating?
21. at what point did you actually concider yourself an american citizen?
22. how long after the immigration process began did you gain citizen ship?
23. was gaining citizenship difficult?
24. hypothetically speaking, if I were to immigrate to your country, how much more diverse would the process be for me than it was for you to immigrate to the U.S?
25. How hard is it for immigrants to find work?
26. does the immigration proccess take longer if you have a large family?
27. does immigration lock down harder on men than they do women?
28. if yes< why do you think that is?
29. how long do they probate you after you immigrate?
30. can you name some of the major influential differences between the U.S and any other opposing foreign country?
31. do you think that immigration should be more or less severe in penalizing non terrorist aliens?
32. Do you feel safer in the U.S as upossed to your country?
33. if so, why?
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2006-10-02 00:21:27 · answer #4 · answered by Pest 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you use the who, what , where, when , how , why method of asking questions to begin, follow up questions will follow, if you're actually listening to what your interview subjects are saying.
For example who are you?
When did you come to the US?
How did you come to the US initially?
What was the journey like?
How did you have to prepare for coming to America? Who travelled with you?
Where did you first land?
What were your impressions of america when you first landed? Were you expecting something other than what was here?
why did you decide to come to America.
What was the process in applying to come to America? How long did it take?
what was your first job in America?
How did you get that job? Did anyone help you? Could you already speak english when you got here? If not how did you learn english?
You get the idea.
2006-10-01 23:47:34 · answer #5 · answered by Lizzy-tish 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How have you overcome language difficulties if you don't speak english?
Do you have relatives in the US?
Where do you buy your food and clothes? At the large stores or at the flea market?
Do you have medical problems?
Are you pregnant?
How did you get to America?
Do you have a passport?
Do you have an identification card?
Are you allowed to drive a car where you live?
Do you have enough money?
Have you encountered problems with the law?
What type of food do you eat?
Do you like the weather here?
Do you plan to go back to your native country?
2006-10-01 23:36:30 · answer #6 · answered by rasckal 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How well are you adapting?
How much does your lifestyle now differ from what it used to be?
If given a chance to go through it all once again, would you?
What kind of american foods are your favorite?
Why did you pick America?
that's 5.
2006-10-01 23:38:15 · answer #7 · answered by izyorke4767 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why did you come? have you been hassled about coming-racism etc? did u have many problems getting into US? what did you do in your country-occupation etc? what are you offering the US as an immigrant? hope that helps a bit
2006-10-01 23:34:23 · answer #8 · answered by bamdix 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋