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Immigration

Immigration. Who is an Immigrant? . What is the difference between an immigrant and a citizen? Who is a native-born citizen? A person who was born within the country's territory and has been legally recognized as a citizen of that country since birth. Who is an alien?

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Immigration

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  1. Immigration

  2. Who is an Immigrant? • What is the difference between an immigrant and a citizen? • Who is a native-born citizen? • A person who was born within the country's territory and has been legally recognized as a citizen of that country since birth.

  3. Who is an alien? • Any person who is not a citizen or a national of the United States. • Who is a naturalized citizen? • A person who was born an alien but has lawfully become a citizen.

  4. Permanent Residents • A permanent resident is a person who is allowed to reside indefinitely within a country where he or she is not a citizen. • Permanent residents are usually eligible to work and to apply for citizenship by naturalization after a period of residency in the new country . • Under U.S. law, aliens who are granted permanent residency are formally known as “immigrants.”

  5. Refugees • Who is a refugee? • Are refugees different from immigrants? • How are they similar? How are they different? • Refugees have been forced to leave their home countries. • In the U.S., people who request refuge are known as “asylum seekers” until the government officially grants them protection.

  6. Why Do People Immigrate? • Join family • Escape famine • Political persecution • Religious persecution • Work opportunities • War • Natural disasters

  7. Economic Migrants • Who are economic migrants? • People who emigrate to seek jobs or improved financial status. • Governments do not generally recognize them as refugees. • What if the economy in their home country collapsed and they had to leave, in order to survive? • Should people in that situation be considered refugees? Why or why not?

  8. Immigration Rates in the U.S. 1790-1820

  9. 1820-1880

  10. 1880-1930

  11. YearNumber of Immigrants 1820 8,385  1830   23,322  1840   84,066  1850  369,980  1860  153,640  1870  387,203  1880  457,257 1890  455,302  1900  448,572  1910  1,041,570  1920  430,001  1930  241,700  1940  70,756  1950  249,187 

  12. During which period was immigration greatest? • Has war increased or decreased immigration? • How did the Great Depression affect the immigration rate? • Why do you think immigration increased in the decade between 1840 and 1850? What events in Europe might have contributed to this increase? What events in America might have contributed? • What factors might have contributed to the steep increase in immigration between 1900 and 1910?

  13. Improved transportation • In the 1890’s new steamships were developed, which could travel between Europe and the U.S. with greater speed. • Previously, travel across the Atlantic had taken about 3 months. On the new, improved steamships, immigrants could make the trip in 2 weeks.

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  15. Immigration: Primary Sources • What social evils do critics associate with immigration? • Why do you think they associate these evils with immigration? • Cultural pluralism: different groups in society keeping their distinctive cultures while coexisting peacefully with the dominant group. • Which is the goal of American immigration--a "melting pot" or cultural pluralism? • Which do you think should be the goal?

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