Immigration to AmericaImmigration to America

""Give me your tired, your poor, your Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse of you free. The wretched refuse of you teaming shore. Send these, the teaming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me.homeless, tempest-tossed to me.I lift my lamp I lift my lamp

beside the golden door!"beside the golden door!"

The United States accepts more legalThe United States accepts more legal

immigrants as permanent residents immigrants as permanent residents than allthan all

other countries in the world other countries in the world combinedcombined..

Three great waves ofThree great waves of

immigration immigration

1815 - 18601815 - 1860

55 million immigrants came from: million immigrants came from:

EnglandEnglandIreland Ireland

GermanyGermanyScandinaviaScandinavia

1865 – 18901865 – 1890

1010 million immigrants came million immigrants came from:from:

EnglandEnglandIreland Ireland

GermanyGermanyScandinaviaScandinavia

1890-19141890-1914

1515 million immigrants came million immigrants came from:from:

Austro-Hungarian Empire Austro-Hungarian Empire Turkey Turkey Russia Russia

Jews from Eastern Europe Jews from Eastern Europe Greece Greece

Italy Italy Romania Romania

Why they came Why they came

they were the wrong they were the wrong religionreligion they had the wrong they had the wrong politicspolitics they were they were poorpoor

Most immigrants came through aMost immigrants came through a

small islandsmall island

in the New York City in the New York City

harbor calledharbor called

Ellis IslandEllis Island

Ellis Island opened in 1892 Ellis Island opened in 1892

3 Details about Ellis Island3 Details about Ellis Island

1. Immigrants spent from 2 to 5 hours 1. Immigrants spent from 2 to 5 hours processing through Ellis Island. processing through Ellis Island.

2. Immigrants were asked 29 questions 2. Immigrants were asked 29 questions including name, occupation, and the including name, occupation, and the amount of money they had. The U.S. amount of money they had. The U.S. wanted them to have $15 to $25 in their wanted them to have $15 to $25 in their pocket. pocket.

3. 2% of all immigrants were denied 3. 2% of all immigrants were denied admission and returned to their own admission and returned to their own country.country.

In In 19071907, its peak year, Ellis Island , its peak year, Ellis Island processed over 1.2 million processed over 1.2 million immigrants. immigrants.

By By 19541954, when it closed for good, over , when it closed for good, over

40 million40 million immigrants had passed immigrants had passed through Ellis Island. through Ellis Island.

TODAY…TODAY…

40 % 40 % of our population of our population

can trace their roots can trace their roots to ancestors who cameto ancestors who came through Ellis Island through Ellis Island

Turned Away…Turned Away…

Before 1920, 30 % of immigrants Before 1920, 30 % of immigrants were turned away were turned away

Today, 15 % are turned away. Today, 15 % are turned away.

40% of Ph.D. scientists working in40% of Ph.D. scientists working in

the United States today are foreign the United States today are foreign born born

In 1900: In 1900: - 20% of the U.S. population were - 20% of the U.S. population were immigrantsimmigrants

Today: Today: - 10% of the U.S. are immigrants - 10% of the U.S. are immigrants

As of 2008:As of 2008:

8% of babies born in the U.S. belonged 8% of babies born in the U.S. belonged to illegal immigrant parents.to illegal immigrant parents.

As of 2010:As of 2010: ¼ of residents under 18 years old are ¼ of residents under 18 years old are either immigrants or children of either immigrants or children of immigrants. immigrants.

From 2000 to 2005:From 2000 to 2005:

8 million immigrants came to the U.S.8 million immigrants came to the U.S.

more than at any time in our history.more than at any time in our history.

Almost half entered illegally.Almost half entered illegally.

In 1986, Ronald Reagan signed In 1986, Ronald Reagan signed immigration reform that gave amnesty immigration reform that gave amnesty to 3 million illegal immigrants in the to 3 million illegal immigrants in the country.country.

Since 1986, Congress has passed 7 Since 1986, Congress has passed 7 amnesties for illegal immigrants. amnesties for illegal immigrants.

Who could NOT comeWho could NOT cometo the United States?to the United States?

1891 - 1891 - Office of Immigration was created.Office of Immigration was created.

U.S. government excluded these immigrants:U.S. government excluded these immigrants:

pauperspaupers polygamistspolygamists the insanethe insane persons with contagious diseasespersons with contagious diseases

In 1903In 1903 more exclusions:more exclusions:

- epileptics- epileptics

- professional beggars- professional beggars

- anarchists - anarchists

by 1907 more exclusions:by 1907 more exclusions:

imbeciles imbeciles the feeble-minded the feeble-minded people with tuberculosis people with tuberculosis persons with physical or mental persons with physical or mental

defects defects persons under age 16 without persons under age 16 without

parentsparents

In the 1990s…In the 1990s…

950,634 immigrants950,634 immigrants

Countries immigrant came from:Countries immigrant came from:

Asia: 31%Asia: 31% Mexico: 25%Mexico: 25% Central and Eastern Europe: Central and Eastern Europe:

9%9% Africa: 4%Africa: 4%

Top Ten States of Residence for Immigrants

Current U.S. Current U.S. population: population:

310 million310 million

Number of immigrants Number of immigrants entering the U.S. this year: entering the U.S. this year:

1.1 million1.1 million

Census Bureau’s projection of U.S.Census Bureau’s projection of U.S.

population population in in 20502050

because of today’s because of today’s

immigration: immigration:

420 million420 million

Successful ImmigrantsSuccessful Immigrants

Albert Albert EinsteinEinstein

Birth: Ulm, GermanyBirth: Ulm, Germany

Arrived in U.S. in 1933 whenArrived in U.S. in 1933 when

Nazis came to powerNazis came to power

In 1922 he won the Nobel Prize for Physics.

Greatest physicist of the 20th

century

Sergey BrinSergey Brin Country of origin: Country of origin: RussiaRussia

Claim to fame:Claim to fame: Co-founder Co-founder GoogleGoogle

Brin was born in Moscow in Brin was born in Moscow in August 1973 and moved to the August 1973 and moved to the U.S. six years later. U.S. six years later.

He dropped out of a Ph.D. He dropped out of a Ph.D. program at Stanford, where he program at Stanford, where he met Google co-founder Larry met Google co-founder Larry Page, to develop a search Page, to develop a search engine out of a friend's garage.engine out of a friend's garage.

They launched Google in 1998, They launched Google in 1998, taking the company public in taking the company public in August 2004. August 2004.

Google is now worth 30 billion Google is now worth 30 billion dollarsdollars

Pierre Pierre Omidyar Omidyar

Born in France to Iranian Born in France to Iranian parentsparents

Moved to the U.S. at 6Moved to the U.S. at 6 Grew up in Washington, D.C.Grew up in Washington, D.C.

Omidyar was 28 when he sat Omidyar was 28 when he sat

down over a long holiday down over a long holiday weekend to write the original weekend to write the original computer code for what computer code for what eventually became an eventually became an Internet super brand — the Internet super brand — the auction site eBay auction site eBay

Worth 9 billionWorth 9 billion

Steve ChenSteve Chen Born in TaiwanBorn in Taiwan Moved to U.S. at 15Moved to U.S. at 15 In 2005, started YouTubeIn 2005, started YouTube

with 2 friendswith 2 friends YouTube ranked as the

10th most popular website just a year after its launch.

There are reportedly 100 million clips viewed daily

In 2006, sold YouTube to Google for $1.65 billion in stock.

Shama Shama KabaniKabani

Age: 30 30

From: India, age 9 India, age 9

Founder and CEO, the Founder and CEO, the Marketing Zen GroupMarketing Zen Group

a full-service online a full-service online marketing and digital marketing and digital PR firm.PR firm.

Annual sales reached Annual sales reached $2 million this year$2 million this year

How has immigration changed How has immigration changed from the 1800s to today?from the 1800s to today?

A. The government limits the number A. The government limits the number of people who can enter the U.S. of people who can enter the U.S.

B. There are a wide range of B. There are a wide range of screenings done before approval is screenings done before approval is given.given.

2. Explain how immigrants 2. Explain how immigrants have impacted the United have impacted the United

States.States.

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