ImmigrationBy: Rayshawn Kosie-Williams

Ryan Goodman

Rayshawn

Mother immigrated from Gambia Came over in 1982 Father immigrated from Sierra Leone

Ryan

Great great grandmother

Immigrated to the U.S. in 1911

(wikipedia)

Why They Came

Came for personal reasons Work Religious reasons Political reasons

(Tuliptv.com)

Definitions

Nativism- A policy or belief of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants.

Isolationism- the policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements World War I

Xenophobia- Fear of foreigners Assimilation- to bring into conformity with the customs,

attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like; adapt or adjust

Nativism

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Naturalization Act

1790-Established that you had to have lived in the United States for at least two years to become a resident

Free white persons of good moral character 1798- it was changed to 14 years of

residency 1802-Jefferson Administration changed it to

5 years

Start Counting

1819- recorded number of immigrants coming into U.S

Congress passed Shipmasters report manifest 1890 Federal Government took charge of

regulating immigration

Homestead Act of 1862

Gave applicant ownership of land at little to no cost

Up to 160 acres Must live and develop land for 5 years 1860’s- 2,314,825

Immigration Act

1882 $.50 tax NO “Lunatics” or people likely to become

public charges

Ellis Island

1892-1954 $75,000-$1.9 Million

today 2.74-3.3 acres by

Land Reclamation Statue of Liberty

Monument Museum

Old Immigration Policies

Asked questions before and after reaching Ellis Island

General Health Inspection

Questions

(Clarke)

Medical Inspection

1891-Diseases are not tolerated Doctors wrote letters on the shoulders do

denote issues Trachoma- dangerous eye infection

FingersHairpinButtonhook

Medical card on the boat(powayusd.com)

(powayusd.com)

1840’s-1850’s

Industrialization Age in Europe Resulted in a lot of political unrest Irish Potato Famine 1841-1850 1,713,251 came to the United

States 1848 Mexican-American War ends which

grants about 80,000 Mexicans citizenship to live in Texas

1850 first time U.S census surveys nativity 1851-1860: 2,598,214

Modern Immigration

The old immigration peaked in the 1880s

New immigration peaked in 1907.

People began to see a distinguishable change in the “type” immigrants that were beginning to enter the United States.

Old Immigrants

Came from Northern or Western Europe

Were Protestant

Were literate and skilled

Came as families

Quick to assimilate

Experienced in ways of democracy

Had pocket money

Were tall and fair

New Immigrants

Came from Southern or Eastern Europe

Catholic, Orthodox, or Jewish

Illiterate and unskilled

Came as birds of passage

Clannish and reluctant to assimilate

Radicals or autocrats

Arrived impoverished

Short and dark

Immigration Process

Step 1: File a petition

The family relationships and specific types of employment that can be sponsored for immigration purposes are based on U.S. immigration laws.

Step 2: Check Priority Date

This is the time that you have to wait for an immigrant visa to be available. Availability can depend on annual limits, date petition was filed, and number of applicants

Step 3: Begin National Visa Center Processing

Once your petition has been approved, you will receive either an email or letter directing you to the website

NVC

At this stage in the immigration process, if you have been cleared you will pay:

Processing Fees

Provide documentation of having established financial support

Submit Visa Application and Supporting Documents

Interview

You will be notified of your interview date, time, and location

Medical examination

All remaining documents required

Translated documents

Test

Test Questions

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

Reactions to Immigration

Deportations under the Obama administration alone are now approaching the two-million mark.

The federal government has, for nearly two decades, been pursuing an enforcement-first approach to immigration control.

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“Mt. Carmel High School.” Ellis_Island. Web. 21 Apr. 2014

Clark, Francis E. Our Immigrants at Ellis Island. Boston: United Society of Christian Endeavor, 1912. Print.

“Ellis Island.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 June 2014. Web. 26 Feb. 2014.

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http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/just-facts