Bell RingerIs the US a land of immigrants?What does this mean?How do you know?Is this a good or bad thing?Examine the cartoonWhat 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?Opportunities EducationUniting of FamiliesFreedomCan you name other factors on why people move?

A Little Bit of Immigration HistoryEarly Immigration PeriodThe PilgrimsThe QuakersAfrican SlavesWhy did these groups come to the US?Immigration in the 19th CenturyGermansIrishItaliansJewsWhy did these groups come to the US?

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The New ImmigrationIn the 20th CenturyEastern/Southern EuropeansAsiansJewsMexicansCentral Americans/South AmericansWere the reasons for immigration the same as in previous years?

Important Legislation to KnowImmigration Act of 1924Established strict quotas on immigrants ethnicity.Hart Cellar Act of 1965Abolished 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 1996Welfare benefits more difficult to receive for (all) immigrants.Authentication by US employers are more strict.Increased security at US borders.

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?