Depending on where you live, it may seem like we live in a free world. Or even just a free country. But it isn’t that simple. The image below is what the border between the United States and Mexico looks like. -M

Us Mexico Border
A Customs and Border Patrol agent patrols along the international border in Nogales, Ariz. (Matt York/AP) #

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  • There are many people who live in the United States who are not citizens of the US. According to the US Department of Homeland Security, there are just over 1 Million Legal permanent Residents.
  • Estimates for the number of illegal immigrants in the US is much higher at about 11 Million.
  • Many non-citizens who live in the USA are not here legally. Many of them are valuable members of or society and economy including Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Jose Vargas. Vargas recently admitted that he has not been in the country legally.

Challenge

Do you know anyone who is an immigrant from a foreign country to the US? How close do you live to one of the two borders we have in the US? Can you name the two countries that border the US and which is the longer of the two?

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