As a result of family members or neighbors contacting others from their home countries for purposes of inspiring them to become their new neighbors in America, chain migration has had a significant impact on the history and growth of immigration to the United States.
Read the full storyIn addition to recognizing the sovereign power of Congress to exclude any groups fromimmigration, the decision in this case reaffirmed congressional discretion to abrogate or modify treaties.
Read the full storyThrough its many publications, public statements and links to conservative legislators, the Center for Immigration Studies has become an influential voice in the congressional debate over immigration policy.
Read the full storyMandated by the U.S. Constitution, the decennial censuses were originally undertaken for the purpose of apportioning congressional seats, electoral votes in presidential elections, and funding of government programs among the states.
Read the full storyCatholic Charities USA is the second-largest provider of social services in the United States, behind only the federal government.
Read the full storyThai laborers were forced to toil in a makeshift garment factory in a Los Angeles suburb for more than six years until the operation was busted.
Read the full storyDuring the 1850’s and 1860’s, the state of California singled out Chinese immigrants for capitation taxes, which were assessed on individual immigrants.
Read the full storyCanals are artificial waterways constructed across land; navigational canals link bodies of water, whereas water-conveyance canals—such as irrigation canals—move water from place to place.
Read the full storyCanadian immigration to the United States has historically been episodic, typically paralleling economic fluctuations and shifts in employment opportunities in one or the other of the two neighboring countries.
Read the full storyThe United States and Canada are the two main immigrant destinations in North America.
Read the full storyThe arrival of thousands of immigrants from Southeast Asia during the mid-to-late 1970’s marked a new era in immigration to the United States because of multiple factors.
Read the full storyThe California gold rush was a defining moment in the history of westward migration in the United States. It was also an important period in U.S. immigration history.
Read the full storyOne of the most populous subnational entities in the world, California is also ethnically very diverse, thanks to a century and a half of heavy immigration.
Read the full storyFrom the creation of the United States during the late eighteenth century, it was assumed that people would immigrate to the country. The first law setting standards and processes for immigration was passed in 1790.
Read the full storyBurmese immigrants are relatively recent arrivals to the United States.
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