Index page for Immigration in the USA. Events & Issues, Periods of European Emigration, Statistics for European Emigration, Immigration Acts and Biographies of Immigrants.
USA Immigration Source: 《美國移民政策的發展》 美國是一個多元化的移民國家,美國的移民史可追溯至19 世紀中期。當時大批墨西哥移民從德州、亞歷桑納州及加州進入美國。 隨著全球一體化 (Globalisation), 美國在 1990 年通過了一系列的移民法案修正案,統稱1990 年移民法案 (Immigration Act of 1990, IMMACT 1900)...
In the 1840s wages in the United States was about five times higher than those in Europe. Between 1820 and 1860 most immigrants came from northern and western Europe. The potato famine in Ireland (1845-1847) brought large numbers to the United States. The unsuccessful 1848 Revolution in ...
(1996) `Immigration policy and the racialization of migrant labour: the construction of national identities in the USA and Britain', Ethnic and Racial Studies, 19 (1): 135 A/57.Carter, B. et al. (1996). Immigration policy and the racialization of migrant labour: The construction of ...
Ellis Island Immigrants had to pass medical, mental, and legal exams and have at least $25 in order to enter into the U.S. European Immigration Up until the 1880s most European immigrants came from Northern and Western Europe (Ireland, England, Germany). Many of these “looked” like Amer...
Operation Wetback Mexicans deported: 1954: 1,075, : 242,608 Mexican Immigration has been Characterized by Fluctuations Peaks in periods of high-labor demand in the U.S. (contractual agreements) followed by lows during repatriation waves and “tougher controls” ...
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Angel Island is a bay island located right off the coast of San Francisco, California, USA. Geographically, the island is in a great location to serve as a port of entry for the United States Immigration Services. People who immigrate to the United States, mostly from Asia, are often proce...
We have an extensive exhibit that covers the White Star liner Titanic. It was the largest ship ever built in 1912. The exhibit is profusely illustrated and covers a range of topics like planning, building, and launching of the ship, its officers, crew members, provisions, cargo, manifests,...
King uses historical archival research to examine American immigration policy's formulation between 1900 and 1930, and illustrates how racial quotas and eugenic categories shaped restrictions on immigration. He especially focuses on the influence of eugenic arguments upon legislation in the 1920s. More...