IMMIGRATIONBy,

Suzan, Michelle, and Scott

im·mi·gra·tion

The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

Immigration

The United Stated is considered to be a country founded on immigrants.

In the 1500’s Europeans began creating settlements- led by the Spanish and the French.

The Colonial Era 1600-1775 Led by the British, German and Dutch Spanish and French colonies also began

flourishing.

U.S. historical populations

Country Immigrants before 1790 Population 1790[21]

Africa[22] 360,000 757,000

England* 230,000 2,100,000

Ulster Scot-Irish* 135,000 300,000

Germany[23] 103,000 270,000

Scotland* 48,500 150,000

Ireland* 8,000 (Incl. in Scot-Irish)

Netherlands 6,000 100,000

Wales* 4,000 10,000

France 3,000 15,000

Jewish[24] 1,000 2,000

Sweden 500 2,000

Other[25] 50,000 200,000

British total 425,500 2,560,000

Total[26] 950,000 3,900,000

Immigration

For the United States, individuals first were motivated to immigrate due to seeking greater economic opportunity, the majority of this was in the 1800s.

This process started originally in the 1600s by the Pilgrims searching for religious freedom.

From the 17th-19th centuries the majority of immigrants were African Slaves.

Immigration

Beginning in 1780, people starting perceiving immigration as being favorable or hostile, and opinions started being outspoken in society.

-‘Melting Pot’-‘Dumping Ground’

1921 began restricting the amount of immigrants and assigned what countries those immigrants could come from.

Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status Fiscal Years 1820 to

2010Year Year Year

1820 8,385 1885 395,346 1950 249,187

1825 10,199 1890 455,302 1955 237,790

1830 23,322 1895 258,536 1960 265,398

1835 45,374 1900 448,572 1965 296,697

1840 84,066 1905 1,026,499 1970 373,326

1845 114,371 1910 1,041,570 1975 385,378

1850 369,980 1915 326,700 1980 524,295

1855 200,877 1920 430,001 1985 568,149

1860 153,640 1925 294,314 1990 1,535,872

1865 248,120 1930 241,700 1995 720,177

1870 387,203 1935 34,956 2000 841,002

1875 227,498 1940 70,756 2005 1,122,257

1880 457,257 1945 38,119 2010 1,042,625

Immigration

TYPES of IMMIGRANTS

Legal Permanent Resident Undocumented (Illegal) Immigrant Diversity Immigrant (+50,000 since

2009) Refugee/Asylee

IMPLICATIONS of IMMIGRATION in the US

Legal vs. Illegal Deportation Economic Effects of Immigration

LEGAL vs. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

(sorry, “undocumented.”)

Why not just be legal? Because you need a visa.

Process takes time, money, and patience.

Wait times for visa to be available, based on family relationship, immigration status of petitioner and (in some cases) country of origin of the beneficiary: Spouse of a US citizen from any country: No wait time, beyond the 6 mo to 3 yrs it takes to process all required paperworkSpouse of a Lawful Permanent Resident from Canada: 5 yrsMinor child (unmarried) of a LPR from China: 5 yrsBrother of sister of a US citizen from India: 11yrsUnmarried adult child of a US citizen from Mexico: 16 yrsBrother or sister of a LPR: No option to immigrateUnmarried adult child of a LPR from Iran: 9 yrsUnmarried adult child of a LPR from Mexico: 16 yrsMarried adult child of a LPR: No option to immigrateParent of a US citizen: no wait time, beyond the 6 mo to 2 yrs required to process all required paperworkParent of a LPR: No option to immigrateBrother or sister of a US citizen from Phillippines: 22 yrsUnmarried adult child of a US citizen from Italy: 6 yrsMarried adult child of a US citizen from Ghana: 8 yrsMarried adult child of a US citizen from the Philippines: 17 yrs

How much does it cost?

In 1998, naturalization for 1 person was $95, now it is $680.

  (No country is allowed more than 7% of their

visas to be family based in any 1 yr.)  1+ MILLION legal immigrants admitted to

US each year of these, 60,000-140,000 are refugees and asylees.

 

Why Immigration Reform?

“So if we're truly committed to strengthening our middle class and providing more ladders of opportunity to those

who are willing to work hard to make it into the middle class, we've got to fix the system. We have to make sure that

every business and every worker in America is playing by the same set of rules. We have to bring this shadow

economy into the light so that everybody is held accountable -businesses for who they hire, and immigrants for getting

on the right side of the law. That’s common sense. And that’s why we need comprehensive immigration reform.”

President Barack Obama, January 29, 2013

May attract entrepreneurs to the U.S. to start companies and create jobs

• Immigrant-owned small businesses generated a total of $776 billion in receipts and employed an estimated 4.7 million people in 2007.

• Immigrants started 28 percent of all new U.S. businesses, despite accounting for only 13 percent of the U.S. population in 2011.

• More than 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or children of immigrants. These American companies represent 7 of the 10 most valuable brands globally, collectively employ more than 10 million people and generate annual revenue of $4.2 trillion.

May create a way for kids of undocumented immigrants to become citizens, allowing them

the privileges of citizenship (“path”)

financial aid for school voting run for public office travel with a US passport petition for family members to come public assistance

DEPORTATION?NO. “REMOVAL.”

US IMMIGRATION & CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

IN FY2013

identifies and apprehends criminal aliens and other “removable” individuals located in the US

detains and removes individuals apprehended in the interior of the U.S., and those apprehended by CBP officers

368,644 removals 133,551 removals of individuals

apprehended in the interior of the U.S

82% of all interior removals had been previously convicted of a crime

235,093 removals of individuals apprehended along our borders while trying to unlawfully enter U.S.

59% of all ICE removals, a total of 216,810, had been previously convicted of a crime

 

ECONOMIC IMPACT of IMMIGRATION in US

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ReferencesThe Economic Benefits of Immigration Reformhttp://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/report.pdf

Center for Immigration Studieshttp://cis.org/node/4573 

Voice of America News – experts debate economic impact of immigration reformhttp://www.voanews.com/

Department of Homeland Security http://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-naturalization US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) http://www.ice.gov/index.htm

Soerens, M., & Hwang, J. (2009). Welcoming the stranger: Justice, compassion & truth in the immigration debate. Downers Grove, Ill: IVP Books.

History of the Immigration to the United States. N.d. In Wikepedia. Retrieved April 11,2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_immigration_to_the_United_States

Why You Should Care About Immigration. (2014). Retrieved April 11, 2014. http://www.civilrights.org/immigration/care.html

History.com Staff. (2009). U.S. Immigration Before 1965. Retrieved April 11, 2014. http://www.history.com/topics/u-s-immigration-before-1965