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Immigration Trends and Laws

Immigration Trends and Laws. Ryan Jones, Luke McWright, Sebastian Schreiber-Pan, Colin White. Immigration factors. Push Factors Cause people to leave an area Pull factors Cause people to come to an area. History. 1800’S 1870’s-1900’s Immigrants from Germany, Ireland, and England,

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Immigration Trends and Laws

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  1. Immigration Trends and Laws Ryan Jones, Luke McWright, Sebastian Schreiber-Pan, Colin White

  2. Immigration factors • Push Factors • Cause people to leave an area • Pull factors • Cause people to come to an area

  3. History • 1800’S • 1870’s-1900’s • Immigrants from Germany, Ireland, and England, • 1900’S • Europe has famine • Melting pot • Ellis Island

  4. Moral Issues • America is a Land of immigrants • The nation was built by immigrants • If you are not your ancestors were • Discrimination against Latin Americans • 2nd most discriminated in America • Stereotypes: Drugs, Bad, Steal, Illegal Aliens • 12% are fired due to race • 27% experience homelessness

  5. Should we kick out illegal immigrants • No • Most are contributing to society • Try to live normal life with their families • They know nothing else • Yes • The U.S. can’t support such a large population • Possibilities of drug dealings

  6. Present & Future of Immigration Legislature Current Law • Visas • Employment-based visas, Family-based visas, Temporary-work visas, Student visas, Business visas, Travel visas, Exchange-visitor visas, Intercompany transferee visas, Spouse and fiancé(e) visas, Adopted-child visas • Hard to get for most and most are temporary • Problems • Outdated • Promotes economic/social imbalance and inequality

  7. Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill • Dream Act rejected 10th time • Agreeable to both parties • Stronger border patrol, legalization of undocumented aliens and national registry system for employers / employees

  8. Works Cited • http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/riseind/immgnts/ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kotNxb2YApk • http://www.thecuttingedgenews.com/uploads/cmimg_32698.jpg • http://bodybalance4you.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/11.gif • http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eS03-7_LmmI/SRz_kQIMHpI/AAAAAAAAAJY/WAJwEW0RnRo/S760/day-of-the-dead-MX-US+militarized+zone.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Census-2000-Data-Top-US-Ancestries-by-County.jpg

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