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
1. 1956
  1. An annual limit of 120'000 immigrants frin the western hemisphere (the americas) and 170'000 immigrants from the eastern hemisphere
2. 1990
  1. these were raised by 40%
  2. there was a considerable influx of migrants=reopened the immigration debate
3. 1991-6
  1. Reasons
    1. The location of existing immigrant countries
    2. The availability of employment, the most 4 popular states
    3. The land border with Mexico for California and Texas and Florida's proximity to caribbean
  2. more than 5 million immigrants arrived
4. 1995
  1. 55% of all immigration from just 4 states California, New York, Florida and Texas
5. 1997
  1. More than 25% of population of California was born outside of the USA. LA about 40% compared to NYC at 16%
6. in 1996, increased the number of guards on the mexican border , tightened asylum rules and made it harder for illegal immigrants to become legal

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	Created by Aidan S.G over 8 years ago