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(Encyclopedia) immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are…Immigration
Timeline of Immigration Legislation in the U.S. Immigration Milestones U.S. Immigration Statistics Biographies of Notable U.S. Immigrants The Green Card Facts on Immigration…The Immigration Crisis
European countries struggle with the surging number of migrants seeking asylum. Migrants at a train station in Bicske, Hungary Source: AP Photo/Petr David Josek Related Links…Immigrants in the U.S.
Facts about Population, the Labor Force, and Deportation Related Links Notable U.S. Immigrants Immigration Stats The Green Card Immigration Milestones Immigration…Immigration Milestones
A Nation of Immigrants The U.S. is a nation of immigrants. The first wave of immigrants to colonial America, from England, France, Germany, and other northern European countries, were fleeing…Immigration Legislation
A detailed look at immigration legislation from the Colonial Period to the present 1790–1850 1851–1900 1901–1950 1951–1980 1981–present 1790…Countries of Birth of the Foreign-Born Population, 1850–2011
Society and Culture > Race & Ethnicity > Immigration (resident population) Ten leading countries by rank1 1850 1880 1900 1930 1960 1. Ireland 962,000 Germany…The Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 1980-2010
Ten most common places of birth for years 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 2010 rank Place of birth Number 2000 rank Place of birth Number 1990 rank Place of birth Number…Immigrants Admitted as Permanent Residents Under Refugee Acts, by Country of Birth, 1971–1998
Covers immigrants who were allowed to enter the United States under 1953 Refugee Relief Act and later acts; Hungarian parolees under July 1958 act; refugee-escapee parolees under July 1960…Foreign-Born Population in Metropolitan Areas with 5 Million or More People, 2000
The following metropolitan areas have foreign-born populations of more than 5 million people as of 2000. Metropolitan area Percent…Trending
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