African immigration to the United States

North America and, later, the United States, and analyze immigration’s effects on U.S society. Before this time period, settlers from Europe started to trickle into North America for it new land, resources, and of course new opportunity. -England: Made up a very small portion of the U.S. Population -German: Kept to themselves by staying rooted to customs (6% of U.S. Pop) -Irish: Left because of the horrible conditions and had no respect for british rule -Africans: Had been enslaved by the…

leading the first Italians to migrate to Argentina, where food was plentiful. The economic depression of northern Italy led millions of Italians to travel to South America in search for new jobs, creating an Economic boom during the 1880s. Italian immigration during 1880s was of about 64,000. However, this number increases to about 2.5 million immigrants to Argentina between 1880 and 1930. The Argentine government encouraged European migration;…

running for Presidency for the United States for the 2016 election. In 2006, he was elected U.S senate after 16 years of Vermont’s sole man in the House Of Representatives. For 35 years, Bernie Sanders has fought tirelessly for working families and gender equality. Regardless of the many candidates running for the presidency, Bernie Sanders is the fittest candidate running with many well thought out ideas involving economic inequality, women’s right, and immigration due to the fact that it…

the American Revolution in 1938. Present day "immigrants and revolutionists" will make America even stronger and safer than it presently is--but only if those immigrants can enter this country legally so they can profess full allegiance to the United States of America.2 The issue is that we have an abundant amount of immigrates that are not legal. These illegals have pros and cons on our economy. This is no…

constant reminder of the current issues dealing with racism and immigration in America. People all over the world feel the effects of Xenophobia but have no clue what it even is. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines Xenophobia as the fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners, or anything that could be found as strange or foreign.…

Many believe immigration is an escalating conflict in the United States, especially with our President-Elect Donald J. Trump. Trump defames the Mexican population by stating, “When Mexico sends its people, they [are] not sending their best. They [are] sending people [who] have lots of problems” (Kohn). This was the moment where his plan inspired millions to elect him as our next president and make history. His quote set up a platform for a debate over immigration, but his claim can be proven…

American industrial workers during this time period, 1865 to 1900, faced a shift from the typical agrarian society to an industrial society, and were greatly impacted, although negatively, by the introduction of new technologies (technology changes), immigration and labor unions. Some of the major advances in the communication in the era included transatlantic telegraph cable, development of telephone by Alexander Graham Bell, invention of radio, the typewriter, the cash register and the…

patriotism in his fifty-years of Americanization. Although Bok has trouble adjusting and transitioning into the United States, he does not allow his struggles to stop him from pursuing his dreams. Bok writes about America’s limitless opportunities and refers it as the “land of opportunity”. Colin Powell, the first African American Secretary of State, writes about his parents’ immigration from Jamaica to America and discusses the effect of 9/11 on America. Both Edward Bok and Colin Powell convey…

In 1880, the United States made revisions to the US-China Burlingame Treaty of 1868 in which President Chester A. Arthur introduced a new piece of legislation to the treaty known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, which prohibited almost all Chinese immigration to the United States. Signed into effect in 1882, and later made permanent in 1902, the Chinese Exclusion Act, which only affected a small percentage of immigrants, essentially established a distinction between legal and illegal immigrants…

Polish Immigration Immigration is a term commonly heard throughout the United States, being that this is a country built upon immigrants. Beginning with the Europeans, others such as the Irish, Chinese, Germans, Africans, Mexicans, Syrians, Polish and many more have migrated to the United States and put their roots in it’s soil. In a new country full of innovation, immigrants of all nationalities were able to start a new life and provide better living conditions for their families. People in…