PPT-Chapter 23 Immigration Number of Immigrants

Economic immigrants Legal immigrants Migration averaged 1 million per year Quotas refugees and H1B provision Onethird of population growth Onehalf of labor force growth LO1 Number of Immigrants. System:. Some History, Facts & Stats. All information adapted from ‘the public policy framework- fostering immigration’, York University, 2012. Brainstorm. Why does Canada need immigrants?. We need them possibly because…. In the late 1800's and early 1900's, millions of immigrants sailed by the Statue of Liberty and took to heart her words: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." . Answering Tough Questions. . AFSCME Convention. July 15, 2014. Presenters: . Fran Bernstein, FGA Sookyung Oh, RCBS. fbernstein@afscme.org. . soh@afscme.org. Where Are Your Ancestors From?. Agenda. Parallels with the Past: Immigrants and the Labor Movement. Gordon Hanson. UC San Diego & National Bureau of Economic Research. Consensus on immigration?. “We need immigration reform that will secure our . borders and bring . the 12 million people . here . 8.47 Explain the causes and effects of the wave of immigration from Northern Europe to the United States. Immigration. Immigration is . the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.. 8.47 Explain the causes and effects of the wave of immigration from Northern Europe to the United States. Immigration. Immigration is . the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.. I. IMMIGRANTS AND URBAN CHALLENGES. Mid-1800’s . L. arge . numbers of immigrants crossed the Atlantic ocean . T. o . begin new lives in America.. Between 1840 – 1860 in the U. S.. More . than 4 million immigrants . Cody Luk • Elizabeth Craig • Sasha Webb • Jamie Sato . Honors 499. TOPIC:. IMMIGRATION.. Why is immigration an issue?. Many misconceptions about immigration. Immigrants are not actually taking U.S. citizens’ jobs. . True: . Of the 175 million migrants in the world, the U.S. admitted 1,063,732 documented immigrants in 2002. Undocumented immigration adds approximately 350,000 people per year by INS estimates. . EUROPEANS FLOOD INTO AMERICA. Between 1865 and 1914 nearly 25 million Europeans immigrated to the United States.. By late 1890s more than half of all immigrants were from eastern and southern Europe. Big Question. What are unauthorized immigrants? How common are they in the United States, where do they come from, and what affect do they have on the country? What are American’s feelings about immigration and the status of unauthorized migrants?. Immigration in America. Immigrants come to America to find a better life. Immigration also increased the Industrial Boom!. Majority came from Britain, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Russia, China, and Japan. GUIDING QUESTIONS. WHY DO PEOPLE MIGRATE?. HOW IS URBAN LIFE DIFFERENT FROM RURAL LIFE?. Europeans Flood Into America. How did European immigrants of the late 1800s change American society? . Let’s find out!. Ethan Lewis. Dartmouth College. The Standard Model. Gains to immigrants themselves are huge. Large cross-country income differences persist. The world would benefit from a much freer immigration system (e.g., Hamilton and .