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Bell Ringer

Bell Ringer. Is the US a “land of immigrants”? What does this mean? How do you know? Is this a good or bad thing? Examine the cartoon What is it making fun of and why?. What is an Immigrant?. A person that goes to another country where they were not born in order to settle there. Why?

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Bell Ringer

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  1. Bell Ringer • Is the US a “land of immigrants”? • What does this mean? • How do you know? • Is this a good or bad thing? • Examine the cartoon • What is it making fun of and why?

  2. What is an Immigrant? • A person that goes to another country where they were not born in order to settle there. • Why? • Opportunities • Education • Uniting of Families • Freedom • Can you name other factors on why people move?

  3. A Little Bit of Immigration History • Early Immigration Period • The Pilgrims • The Quakers • African Slaves • Why did these groups come to the US? • Immigration in the 19th Century • Germans • Irish • Italians • Jews • Why did these groups come to the US? http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/immigration/italian-immigrants-1.jpg

  4. The New Immigration • In the 20th Century • Eastern/Southern Europeans • Asians • Jews • Mexicans • Central Americans/South Americans • Were the reasons for immigration the same as in previous years?

  5. Important Legislation to Know • Immigration Act of 1924 • Established strict quotas on immigrants’ ethnicity. • Hart Cellar Act of 1965 • Abolished the strict quota system. • Since 1965, over 28,000,000 million legal immigrants arrived in the US. • Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1982 (IRCA) • Made it illegal for businesses to hire illegal immigrants. • Granted amnesty to illegal immigrants living in the US before 1982. • Also provided illegal immigrants a means for the legalization process. • Illegal Immigration Act of 1996 • Welfare benefits more difficult to receive for (all) immigrants. • Authentication by US employers are more strict. • Increased security at US borders.

  6. Family History Group Work (15 pts) • On your own (on the BR sheet) answer these questions: • When did your family move here? • From where? • Why did they leave? • Why did they pick Chicago? • Then in groups of 4 or less: • Share your answers in your group. • Do you see some similarities/differences? If so, what are they?

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