DISCUSSION: Tollefson’s main point was that the processing centers have a bad philosophy. They fail to prepare immigrants for their long term stay in the United States.
(The passage’s main point is to describe Tollefson’s views.)
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- Tollefson examined education, not economic and cultural factors.
- The author never says that the programs had any positive effects.
- CORRECT. This sums up most of the passage. Tollefson says that immigrant education programs fail, because the programs have bad goals.
- Tollefson never says whether immigrants are able to overcome the obstacles in the educational programs. The programs might disadvantage immigrants for years.
- Tollefson never says what administrators think of immigrants. In fact, administrators are never mentioned.
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