Immigration

CountryPeak Year Germany1882 Ireland1851 Britain1888 Italy1907 Russia1913 Austria-Hungary1907 Denmark1882 Finland1882 Norway1882 Sweden1882 France1851 Greece1907 Portugal1907 Turkey1913 Holland1882 Peak years for immigration for EU countries (left), immigration to USA 2010 (below).

YearsImmigrants , , ,427, ,814, ,081, ,742, ,248, ,694, ,202, ,347, ,295, , , ,499, ,213,749 View of Ward's Island, New York Harbor, including the Female Refuge (or Male Barracks?), the Old Lunatic Asylum, rear of the Nursery Building, and the New Lunatic Asylum in the distance, from the Annual Report of the [New York] Commissioners of Emigration,

Angel Island Ellis Island

Opposition to immigrants Jobs of new immigrants Late 1800’s - Early 1900’s

Ellis Island First Bldg Burnt 15-June-1897Replacement 1900

Immigrants from Asia entering Angel Island

Country Total population (millions) Total Foreign- born (millions) % Born in other EU state (millions) % Born in a non EU state (millions) % Denmark Portugal Greece Netherlands Sweden Austria Belgium Italy France United Kingdom Spain Germany EU

In percent of immigrants living in Germany came from Europe. Most of the immigrants came from: Turkey (14.2 percent of all immigrants) Russia (9.4 percent of all immigrants) Poland (6.9 percent of all immigrants) Italy (4.2 percent of all immigrants)

Country % of all immigrants 2008 % of all immigrants 2007 % of all immigrants 2006 % of all immigrants 2005 % of all immigrants 2004 Algeria11.2%12.0%14.1%14.0%15.2% Morocco11.1%9.5%9.4%10.4%11.4% China5.6%5.0%4.8%4.0% Tunisia4.3%4.4%4.5% 4.7% Turkey3.6% 4.1%4.0%3.7% Romania2.3%1.7%1.3%1.2%1.3% Mali2.1%1.3%1.4%1.2% Cameroon1.9% 2.1% 2.0% United States1.8%1.7%2.0% 2.2% Senegal1.7%1.8%1.7% 1.9% Russia1.6%1.5%1.7%2.0% Côte d'Ivoire1.5%1.6%1.8%1.7%1.9% Brazil1.4% 1.1%1.0%0.9% French Migration

The largest immigrant ethnic groups in Switzerland are: 1%-7% of total population Italians estimated at roughly 500,000 Germans and Austrians, estimated at roughly 300,000 Former Yugoslavia: this includes South Slavs and Kosovo Albanians. Roughly 250,000 Albanians and 250,000 South Slavs (Serbs, Croats, Macedonians) Portuguese: 200,000 immigrants from Turkey (several ethnic groups, mostly Turks and Kurds: ca. 120,000 Turks ca. 60,000 Kurds, ca. 60, %-1% of total population French: 90,000 Spanish: 70,000 Tamils, ca. 50,000 Latin America (various nationalities), ca. 50,000 (including ca. 20,000 Brazilians) Arabs (North Africa and Near East), ca. 30,000 Sub-Saharan Africa (various ethnic groups), ca. 20,000