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What is Immigration?
•Immigration is to come into.
•Emigration is when you exit a country for another.
Second Wave: 1820-1890• Larger number of people
immigrating.• German, Irish, Scandanavians,
Chinese.• Settle all over the U.S. (North,
Midwest, West)• As technology improves
(steamship) more immigrants.
Third Wave: 1890-1930 (what we’re studying!!!!!!!!!)• 2nd largest wave in U.S. history.
Many immigrants in a short period of time.
• Europeans: Italians, Irish, Russians, Polish, Germans, etc.
• Settle and spread all over the United States.
• Third wave has a HUGE impact on the America we know today.
Fourth wave: 1930-present• Largest wave of immigrants (became large in the 1960s)
• Latin countries (Mexico, Cuba, etc.) and Asian countries (Japan, Vietnam, etc)
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