Three basic welfare systems of American immigrants

# American Immigrants # Introduction Why are American immigrants so popular with China investors? Attractive welfare is of course an important reason. The following are three basic welfare systems for American immigrants. Welcome to read!

Educational welfare

In the United States, primary and secondary education is compulsory. Children of American immigrants can directly enjoy local compulsory education. After getting the green card, immigrant children can also compete fairly with American students for school scholarships. After entering the university, you can freely choose colleges and universities, and only offer majors selected by local students, and the tuition fees are greatly reduced.

Employment welfare

After getting a green card, investors can work independently in the United States. Those jobs that were not open to foreigners can also be chosen at will. Investors only need to register with the relevant departments, and then they can engage in various occupations.

Pension benefits

For Americans, old-age care includes three aspects: social basic old-age insurance, enterprise supplementary old-age insurance and personal savings plan. Investors who immigrate to the United States can enjoy basic free medical care after retirement and can also buy private medical insurance. Low-income people will also receive medical subsidies, while the elderly over 65, the disabled and other people with inconvenient life can get non-medical care.

Extended reading: the educational system of American immigrants

Most public schools in the United States are coeducational. However, some schools only admit girls or boys. Most schools are part of the school district. There are several schools under the school district, including schools that recruit students of different ages. The students in each community are different in age. New immigrants in the United States can choose to send their children to public or private schools. American public schools are free and offer no religious courses.

State governments decide what your children learn in public schools, while local school districts, principals, teachers and parents decide how to teach their children. Charter school is a special public school, which does not belong to the local school district and operates independently. Public schools are funded by your local and state taxes and some federal taxes.

Kindergarten stage

Generally, children in the United States will be ready for formal enrollment when they are 3 to 5 years old, and the age of compulsory enrollment ranges from 5 to 8 years old. Kindergartens in the United States belong to the category of "primary schools", and this year they are more like kindergarten classes in China. However, this stage is not compulsory for children in some States, and parents and children in some States can choose not to participate in this stage of free education.

Primary school stage

Primary education in the United States is aimed at children aged 6 to 12. The time for children to go to and from class, the curriculum and the recommendation of extracurricular activities are different in each region, but there will be detailed instructions in the school official website. Therefore, parents are advised to carefully study the instructions on the school website when choosing a school for their children before immigrating to the United States. If they don't understand anything, they can send an email directly to the school to ask.

Junior high school stage

Junior high schools are generally in grades 6 to 8, and you can apply for admission at the age of 1 1. As a transitional period connecting primary school and high school, many junior high schools in the United States do not have fixed classrooms, so you can choose courses according to your own preferences. Therefore, in American TV dramas, we often see junior high school students have their own lockers in the corridor to store books and personal belongings.

High school stage

High school in the United States generally refers to grade 9 to 12, which is also the most important stage before college. If you want your children to go to a better private school, contact the school to take the entrance exam in the last year of junior high school; If you want your children to go to public schools, you don't need to take the entrance examination. But because high school is the most important stage before entering university, even in public schools, parents will make a comparison in the same area before entering school, and then make a choice. Therefore, many good public high schools will open appointments in April or May. American immigrant families should always pay attention to the information posted on the school website.