Selective Immigration

1. Selective Immigration

2. Quota Laws • Quotas are a number limit. • Since 1921 the U.S. has had quota laws for immigration, originally designed to favor Europeans. • At first there were quotas for individual countries, then by hemisphere, and now it is just a total number (620,000) • Refugees and relatives of citizens don’t count.

3. Question • Should refugees and/or relatives count toward the quotas? Why or why not?

4. Guest Workers • Immigrants who are allowed to come for temporary work are called guest workers. • These used to be called time-contract workers in the 1800s: work for a specific time and then leave, but many ended up staying. • Western Europe and the Middle East use these policies often.

5. Question? • Complete the following bridge map

6. Refugees • Refugees seeking safety often are allowed into a country under laws that allow people asylum (safety). • Top areas: Subsaharan Africa • North Africa and Southwest Asia • South Asia • Southeast Asia • Europe • Columbia

7. Cultural Issues • Brain drain: many poor countries lose their smartest and most talented people to U.S. and Europe. • U.S. has often been discriminatory towards immigrants. • Europe does little to help guest workers since they’re seen as temporary. • In both areas, laws recently have been passed to make it more difficult for immigrants to get jobs and social services. • In both areas, immigrants have rioted out of frustration.

8. Summary • Create a double bubble map that compares guest worker system to quotas.