 Immigration Patterns Interactive Graphic (77.0K)
See how various laws have affected immigrants coming into the U.S., admitted as legal residents. Notice what percentage of immigrants gaining legal resident status of any given year were admitted under the aegis of each of these laws. Try to answer the following questions:- Which immigration laws, featured in the interactive graphic, had the greatest impact?
- What do the statistics suggest about the relationship between politics, historical events, and immigration patterns?
Internet Resources for further research: Displaced Persons Act of 1948 Brief History of Immigration Laws Immigration History from Federation for American Immigration Reform Background on Making Immigration Law 2001 Statistical Yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (this takes awhile to load)
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