Immigration Flashcards
(15 cards)
What does Immigrant mean
A person who moves from one country to another. We ALL come from somewhere else.
What does Famine Mean
Famine is a shortage or loss of food
What is a pull factor
Often these are the immigrant’s ideas of the physical, economic, social and political conditions of the country they plan to move to.
What is push factor
Forces which act to drive people away from a place.
What is the open shore policy
A policy that allowed and UNLIMITED amount of immigrants into the U.S.
The only people who were NOT admitted to the country were:
What is Quota
In the 1920’, America started becoming overcrowded. This forced the government to begin placing restrictions on immigrations to begin placing restrictions on immigration, and they established a Quota
What was the immigration act of 1990s
In the late 1980’s, the U.S. started raising the ca on the immigration quota. The U.S. immigration policy by the 1990’s was guided by the Immigration act of 1990.
What year did Native americans immigrate and why did they immigrate
They came here 12-40,000 years ago
Asians moved to America because they wanted better weather for fishing and etc
English, Scottish, Dutch, and Spanish
There immigrated to america from 1790-1820
They immigrated because of poverty, religious freedom, spread Christianity
German,Irish
They started to immigrate in between 1820 and 1860They immigrated because of Work, Famine at home
Chinese, Eastern European Jews (Russian, Polish), Italian
They started immigrating from 1880 to 1914
They came here for work, and religious freedom
Asia, Latin America, Caribbean, Africa (Africans IMMIGRATING to America)
They start coming in massive numbers from 1965- to today
They are coming here because of work, family
Africans
They came from 1526-1850 because of slavery, they were forced to. They are usually not referred to as immigrants because of their dark history.
Immigrants choose to leave home, African slaves were taken against their will to come here.
Their cultural, economic, and political influence is VITAL to our country.
By 1820, or every European immigrant , there were 4 slaves kidnaped and taken to the United States.
Pull factors
Opportunities Job Nice apartments Public transportation People/ friends Good restaurants Advertisements for the city Free wifi/ cell phone system Education More freedom Better shopping Bright light - fast food Better public facilities
Push Factors
Nothing to do No jobs No internet No friends No good restaurants close to the person Limited educational activities Extensive travelling distances No broadband / cell phone coverage Everyone knows everyone else
