AP Success - AP Human Geography: Immigrants and the Informal Economy

Immigrants’ working conditions in formal and informal economies vary throughout the world.

Define the concept of the formal economy.

Describe ONE way that national laws may act as a barrier to undocumented immigrants obtaining employment in the formal economy.

Describe ONE limitation of using the gross national income (GNI) per capita to analyze immigrants’ contributions to economic productivity in more developed countries.

Explain ONE relationship between immigrants’ economic empowerment and the economic stability of developed countries with a low birth rate.

Explain the likely outcome on economic growth when a developed economy creates more pathways to citizenship.

Explain ONE likely obstacle for uneducated undocumented immigrants who are employed in the informal economy.

Explain the degree to which granting amnesty to undocumented immigrants in more developed countries may be an effective strategy for economic development.