美国移民文化

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***Top Ten Foreign Countries – Foreign Born Population Among U.S. Immigrants
Through several immigrations in the history of the United States,it was not only greatly affecting the characters of the united stations, but also played an important role in becoming the world's leading economic power in a short span of two hundred years . It is no exaggeration to say that it is American immigrants that change the America and make the America strong.
In 1986 president Ronald Reagan signed immigration reform that gave amnesty to 3 million illegal immigrants in the country.Since the recession's end in June 2009, immigrants posted a net gain of 656,000 jobs. 1.1 million immigrants were granted legal residence in 2009.
Public attitudes about immigration in the U.S. were heavily influenced in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. After the attacks, 52% of Americans believed that immigration was a good thing overall for the U.S., according to a 2009 Gallup poll. A 2008 Public Agenda survey found that half of Americans said tighter controls on immigration would do "a great deal" to enhance U.S. national security.
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Immigrantion GO GO GO!!! culture in America
I. Immigration history II.Effects of immigration
American immigration history can be viewed in five epochs:
Effects of immigration
•Economic •Political
•Immigration in popular culture
• Religious diversity
In a late 1980s study, economists overwhelmingly viewed immigration, including illegal immigration, as a positive for the economy . In 2010, an econometrics study 、 found that immigration helped increase bilateral trade when the incoming people were connected via networks to their country of origin, particularly boosting trade of final goods as opposed to intermediate goods, but that the trade benefit weakened when the immigrants became assimilated into American culture.
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• the colonial period,
• Mid-nineteenth
• After civil war
• The turn of the twentieth century,
• Post-1965.
Each period brought distinct national groups and races to the United States.
The second climax immigrants is from 1861 to 1880 .About 5 million immigrants who came to the United States. After the civil war, the United States appeared the industrialized peak, which demanded for labor. In order to attract European immigrants to the United States, in 1864, President Lincoln lobbied congress to pass the immigration laws to encourage foreign people. From Europe to recruit skilled workers to the United States.
An analysis of census data found that nearly eight million immigrants entered the United States from 2000 to 2005, more than in any other five-year period in the nation's history; 3.7 million of them entered illegally.Since 1986 Congress has passed seven amnesties for illegal immigrants.
2006 United States immigration reform protests
In 2006, millions of people participated in protests over a proposed change to U.S. immigration policy. The protests began in response to proposed legislation known as H.R. 4437, which would raise penalties for Illegal immigration and classify illegal immigrants and anyone who helped them enter or remain in the US as felons.
Political
A 2007 paper found that both pro- and anti-immigration special interest groups play a role in migration policy. A 2011 study examining the voting of US representatives on migration policy suggests that "that representatives from more skilled labor abundant districts are more likely to support an open immigration policy towards the unskilled, whereas the opposite is true for representatives from more unskilled labor abundant districts
In 1820 to 1860 ,the first immigrants climax occurred, the total number of immigrants is as high as 5 million. Immigrants mainly from Western Europe and northern Europe, including the Irish about 2 million, and German is about 1.7 million. A large number of African slaves were sold to the United States . At the same time,it also has a few immigrants from Asia for gold .
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Canada Korea Total Pop. Top 10 Total Foreign Born
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678,000 701,000
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774,800 772,600
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2000
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India Vietnam Cuba El Salvador
The “first Americans” were the American Indians; In the late 15th century, Christopher Columbus, an Italian navigator, thought he could reach the Far East by sailing west. Supported by the Spanish queen, he led his men to sail across the vast ocean with three ships .In 1492, Christopher Columbus stopped ashore on an island
The third climax from 1881 to 1920, immigration soared to 23.5 million. In1907, immigration peak is coming , During this phase, the United States government limit European immigrants by legislations, and exclude Asian immigrants. From Britain, Germany, Sweden, the country northwest Europe ,"old immigrants" growth is limited, but from Italy, Russia southeastern Europe "new immigrants" is growing rapidly.