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What is immigration?. Immigration is the movement of people from one country or region to another in order to make a new home. Click here for video. What is an immigrant?. An immigrant is a person who moves from one country or region to another in order to make a new home.
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What is immigration? Immigration is the movement of people from one country or region to another in order to make a new home. Click here for video
What is an immigrant? An immigrant is a person who moves from one country or region to another in order to make a new home. Click to Play Interview Picture from: http://www.hmongstudies.org/HmongCulturalCenterESLProgramPhotos05.html
Immigration to the United States 1820-2000 This chart and table show the number of immigrants that came to the United States from 1820-2000. What three time periods experienced the highest number of immigrants? Source of data: Immigration and Naturalization Service, US Department of Justice
Important Note: The maps used in this lesson are maps of the world currently. • In the 1800 and 1900’s borders/boundaries of countries in Europe changed several times. Some of the countries were larger in the 1800 and 1900’s than they are now. • However, for this lesson we are using current maps.
1820-1880 Main Sources of Immigration • In this period of time almost 10.2 million immigrants came to the United States • The main countries the immigrants came from were in Northern and Western Europe
1820-1880 Main Sources of Immigration The three main countries that immigrants came from in 1820-1880 Germany 3.0 million Ireland 2.8 million United Kingdom 1.9 million
2007 Main Sources of Immigration The three main countries that immigrants came from in 2004: Mexico Philippines India
Resources • http://www.mage.geog.macalester.edu/mngeog/MnCitiesLessons05/ImmigUSA1.Leba/USAimmig.ppt • http://www.yourchildlearns.com/europe_map.htm • http://www.usimmigrationlawyers.com/facts-country-origin.cfm • www.unitedstreaming.com-New York Up-Close: Immigration and the Industrial Revolution-video • Live interview from Fran Zimmerman