New citizens wave flags before being sworn in during a Naturalization Ceremony in October at the Statue of Liberty.
Immigration lessons for the U.S. from around the world
Fareed Zakaria looks at how the immigration
systems work – and don't work – in Japan, Europe, Canada and the U.S. in
the TV special: "Global Lessons: The GPS Roadmap for Making Immigration Work" which aired on CNN on Sunday, June 10. Watch on CNN International on Saturday, June 16, at 4 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET
Immigrants founded America hundreds of years ago, coming to the
promised land in search of freedom and opportunity, in pursuit of the
American dream.Today, many Americans see immigrants as a danger to that dream.
They worry that immigrants are taking their jobs, using government services and changing the country's national identity. The average American believes that 39% of the U.S. population was born abroad. The real figure is 13%, still the highest level since 1920.
Related: How much do you know about U.S. immigration?
Immigration is divisive, a wedge issue in this election year. But most Americans (73%) agree that the government is doing a poor job of managing it.
So, how should the U.S. handle immigration? Does anyone else do it better? What can the U.S. learn from successes – and possible mistakes – from other countries? FULL POST
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