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What are the 5 founding Ideals |
Democracy Rights Liberty Opportunity Equality |
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Definition of Immigration |
People coming to the US from another Country |
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Definition of Population |
All people currently living in the U.S. PLUS all the immigrants that have come. |
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Ellis Island was... |
The immigration check point on an island just off the New York Coast used to process Europeans coming to the U.S. |
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Immigrants coming into Ellis Island... |
Were given the 10 second exam to check for disease, Were processed quickly Were given different types of aid once they arrived in New York |
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Angel Island... |
Was the immigration check point of the Coast of San Francisco used to process immigrants coming from Asia. |
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Push Factors that pushed European emigrants away from Europe were: |
Density of population and lack of farmland Famine (Irish potato famine) War and the after effects of War Lack of jobs |
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Pull Factors that drew Europeans to America were: |
Plenty unoccupied land to farm Food and opportunity to homestead Less dense population Employment (mining/agriculture) |
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What was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 |
Prevented Chinese from entering the US if they had work lined up. Note that many Americans feared that Chinese were coming to take their jobs. |
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Arizona SB1070 - is an immigration law that |
Requires law enforcement to stop anyone that they believe of being an illegal alien. |
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Pros and Cons of SB 1070 |
Pros: Can be used to enforce immigration laws in a border state. Cons: requires police to rely on racial profiling for stop and search Can be a burden to lawful residents that are hispanic. Potential rise in stop and search disproportionate to hispanic populations. |
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How has Immigration changed the identity of America |
Consider: Asian Immigrants Hispanic Immigrants What are some of the laws that each group experienced. How are they represented in the population and by our government. |
