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Immigration

Immigration. By, Suzan, Michelle, and Scott. im·mi·gra·tion. T he action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. Immigration. The United Stated is considered to be a country founded on immigrants.

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Immigration

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  1. Immigration By, Suzan, Michelle, and Scott

  2. im·mi·gra·tion The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

  3. Immigration • The United Stated is considered to be a country founded on immigrants. • In the 1500’s Europeans began creating settlements- led by the Spanish and the French. • The Colonial Era • 1600-1775 • Led by the British, German and Dutch • Spanish and French colonies also began flourishing.

  4. Immigration • For the United States, individuals first were motivated to immigrate due to seeking greater economic opportunity, the majority of this was in the 1800s. • This process started originally in the 1600s by the Pilgrims searching for religious freedom. • From the 17th-19th centuries the majority of immigrants were African Slaves.

  5. Immigration • Beginning in 1780, people starting perceiving immigration as being favorable or hostile, and opinions started being outspoken in society. -‘Melting Pot’ -‘Dumping Ground’ • 1921 began restricting the amount of immigrants and assigned what countries those immigrants could come from.

  6. Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status Fiscal Years 1820 to 2010

  7. Immigration

  8. TYPES of IMMIGRANTS • Legal Permanent Resident • Undocumented (Illegal) Immigrant • Diversity Immigrant (+50,000 since 2009) • Refugee/Asylee

  9. IMPLICATIONS of IMMIGRATION in the US • Legal vs. Illegal • Deportation • Economic Effects of Immigration

  10. LEGAL vs. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (sorry, “undocumented.”) Why not just be legal? Because you need a visa. Process takes time, money, and patience.

  11. Wait times for visa to be available, based on family relationship, immigration status of petitioner and (in some cases) country of origin of the beneficiary: • Spouse of a US citizen from any country: No wait time, beyond the 6 mo to 3 yrs it takes to process all required paperwork • Spouse of a Lawful Permanent Resident from Canada: 5 yrs • Minor child (unmarried) of a LPR from China: 5 yrs • Brother of sister of a US citizen from India: 11yrs • Unmarried adult child of a US citizen from Mexico: 16 yrs • Brother or sister of a LPR: No option to immigrate • Unmarried adult child of a LPR from Iran: 9 yrs • Unmarried adult child of a LPR from Mexico: 16 yrs • Married adult child of a LPR: No option to immigrate • Parent of a US citizen: no wait time, beyond the 6 mo to 2 yrs required to process all required paperwork • Parent of a LPR: No option to immigrate • Brother or sister of a US citizen from Phillippines: 22 yrs • Unmarried adult child of a US citizen from Italy: 6 yrs • Married adult child of a US citizen from Ghana: 8 yrs • Married adult child of a US citizen from the Philippines: 17 yrs

  12. How much does it cost? • In 1998, naturalization for 1 person was $95, now it is $680. • (No country is allowed more than 7% of their visas to be family based in any 1 yr.) • 1+ MILLION legal immigrants admitted to US each year of these, 60,000-140,000 are refugees and asylees.

  13. Why Immigration Reform? “So if we're truly committed to strengthening our middle class and providing more ladders of opportunity to those who are willing to work hard to make it into the middle class, we've got to fix the system. We have to make sure that every business and every worker in America is playing by the same set of rules. We have to bring this shadow economy into the light so that everybody is held accountable -businesses for who they hire, and immigrants for getting on the right side of the law. That’s common sense. And that’s why we need comprehensive immigration reform.” President Barack Obama, January 29, 2013

  14. May attract entrepreneurs to the U.S. to start companies and create jobs • • Immigrant-owned small businesses generated a total of $776 billion in receipts and employed an estimated 4.7 million people in 2007. • • Immigrants started 28 percent of all new U.S. businesses, despite accounting for only 13 percent of the U.S. population in 2011. • • More than 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or children of immigrants. These American companies represent 7 of the 10 most valuable brands globally, collectively employ more than 10 million people and generate annual revenue of $4.2 trillion.

  15. May create a way for kids of undocumented immigrants to become citizens, allowing them the privileges of citizenship (“path”) • financial aid for school • voting • run for public office • travel with a US passport • petition for family members to come • public assistance

  16. DEPORTATION?NO. “REMOVAL.” US Immigration & Customs Enforcement IN FY2013 • identifies and apprehends criminal aliens and other “removable” individuals located in the US • detains and removes individuals apprehended in the interior of the U.S., and those apprehended by CBP officers • 368,644 removals • 133,551 removals of individuals apprehended in the interior of the U.S • 82% of all interior removals had been previously convicted of a crime • 235,093 removals of individuals apprehended along our borders while trying to unlawfully enter U.S. • 59% of all ICE removals, a total of 216,810, had been previously convicted of a crime

  17. ECONOMIC IMPACT of IMMIGRATION in US

  18. The End

  19. References The Economic Benefits of Immigration Reformhttp://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/report.pdf Center for Immigration Studieshttp://cis.org/node/4573 Voice of America News – experts debate economic impact of immigration reformhttp://www.voanews.com/ Department of Homeland Security http://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-naturalization US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) http://www.ice.gov/index.htm Soerens, M., & Hwang, J. (2009). Welcoming the stranger: Justice, compassion & truth in the immigration debate. Downers Grove, Ill: IVP Books. History of the Immigration to the United States. N.d. In Wikepedia. Retrieved April 11,2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_immigration_to_the_United_States Why You Should Care About Immigration. (2014). Retrieved April 11, 2014. http://www.civilrights.org/immigration/care.html History.com Staff. (2009). U.S. Immigration Before 1965. Retrieved April 11, 2014. http://www.history.com/topics/u-s-immigration-before-1965

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