TOEFL iBT Academic Discussion and Writing Summer 4-2 The best strategy for a government to increase the number of foreigners coming to a country? - revised -

 

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Question

What is the best strategy for a government to increase the number of foreigners coming to a country?

 

 

☆Let’s Think

Do research on the following questions and discuss them with others.

1.        What is Anna’s point? Provide a case in point.

2.        What is Sam’s point? Provide a case in point.

3.        Do research on this topic. Share your findings.

 

 

☆Hints for Points

1.        Introduce open immigration, or free migration.

2.        Make the best social services like universal healthcare in place.

3.        Keep prices low. Long-lasting deflation in Japan has caused recent increase of inbound tourists, although deflation is bad for the people of the country.

4.        Make universities free. This will attract young people from around the world.

5.        Promote the industry to produce attractive commodities. Even 30 years ago, when the exchange rates of yen were high, tourists came in to buy excellent Japanese electronic appliances.

6.        Promote tourism. Making the country a good place to have a vacation in and advertising the sightseeing spots will bring a constant flow of tourists.

 

 

☆Response for Ideas and Expressions

There is a hypocrisy when a government wants to increase the number of foreigners coming in, while it restricts the acceptance of refugees. It wants people from rich countries who pay a lot of money but it doesn’t want people from poor countries it regards as nothing but problems. However, due to climate change caused by global warming, which is caused by economic activities of developed countries, countless numbers of refugees are pouring out of the affected poor countries. Developed countries have responsibility to support refugees, not only for the obvious humanitarian reason. Therefore, if a government wants the number of the inbound population, all it has to do is open its immigration, which it has been supposed to do already. Also, immigrants will actually benefit the country. The United States of America’s strength is its diversity. Steve Jobs was a son of a Syrian immigrant. His inventions helped America remain the richest country in human history. Michael Moore and Bernie Sanders are both descendants of immigrants from Europe. These people have started and boosted the current social change, which will help humankind to survive in hardship we will face in this century. (195 words)

 

 

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