Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Economic
Migration: USA
- Migration has been
a dominant trend in
the USA for nearly
200 years, with
many european
migrants (UK,
Ireland, Italy and
Germany) as well as
migrant s from
China , west Africa
and Latin America.
- throughout
the years
- 1956
- An annual limit of 120'000 immigrants frin the western hemisphere
(the americas) and 170'000 immigrants from the eastern
hemisphere
- 1990
- these were raised by 40%
- there was a considerable influx of
migrants=reopened the immigration debate
- 1991-6
- Reasons
- The location of existing immigrant countries
- The availability of employment, the most 4
popular states
- The land border with Mexico for California and
Texas and Florida's proximity to caribbean
- more than 5 million immigrants arrived
- 1995
- 55% of all immigration from just 4 states
California, New York, Florida and Texas
- 1997
- More than 25% of population of California was
born outside of the USA. LA about 40% compared
to NYC at 16%
- in 1996, increased the number of guards on the mexican
border , tightened asylum rules and made it harder for
illegal immigrants to become legal