- A super “hot button” issue here in the U.S. has been immigration, especially illegal immigration. During the term we have discussed guest worker programs in Europe, the Russian government’s attempts to spread Russian culture to widespread areas of the former Soviet Union through its Russification program and the reversal of this program since the collapse of the USSR. We have also read and talked about rural-to-urban migration within countries, chain migration, and circular migration. Is immigration good or bad for a country? Select a specific nation and discuss your opinions about “upside” and the “downside” of immigration in that country.