AP Human geography Population and migration unit U.S. Migration Trends AP Human geography Population and migration unit

For today, 10/28 (1.) Pick up both articles. More info about these is forthcoming. (2.) Get out any hand-written notes you took while reading Chapter 3 (NOT your DEEDs). Your quiz is today.

Ellis Island National Monument U.S. Immigration * Prior to 1840, 90% of U.S. immigration was from Britain * Two Big Waves: 1840 - 1930: W. and N. European transitioning to Southern and Eastern European by 1910 Irish (potato famine in 1840s) and Germans During 1900s: Italians, Russians, Austria-Hungary (Czech, Poland, Romania, etc.) 1950 - Today: Asians and Latin Americans; declining Europeans Asians: China, India; 1980s -1990s: Philippines, Vietnam, and South Korea Latin America: Mexico, Dom. Rep., El Salvador, Cuba, Haiti Ellis Island National Monument

Major U.S. Immigration Policies 1921, Quota Act - country by country quotas 1924 National Origins Act - country by country quotas Calvin Coolidge, 1925 1965, Immigration Act - quotas for countries replaced, in 1968, with hemisphere quotas of 170, 000 for East and 120,000 for West 1995, visas issued Preferentially: 480,000 - to relatives of people here 140,000 - to those with special skills and education 55,000 - to diversity candidates (i.e., mostly not from Latin A Current Total: 700,000 – 900,000 annually

Migrant workers in U.S. U.S. Migrant worker: migrates from place to place for work 17th-19th century: African slave labor Forced migration Southern plantations Emancipation Proclamation, 1863 Mid 19th century: Railroad construction Chinese Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 19th-20th century: Agriculture Initially: Philippines, Mexico, Germany, Ireland Modern: Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia, Ecuador, other Latin American states

Major Sources of U.S. Immigration Highest #s from: Mexico, China, India, Philippines, Vietnam, El Salvador

U.S. Immigration Destinations of U.S. Immigrants - ethnic neighborhoods often result of chain migration * Mexicans: California, Texas, Illinois, New York * Caribbean: Florida or New York * Chinese and Indians: New York & California * Other Asians: California

US Population by Ethnicity, 1990-2050 Source: US Census Bureau.

Top 10 Countries of Origin for US Legal Immigrants, 1998 Source: INS. Slide graphic courtesy of Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Hofstra University

Slide graphic courtesy of Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Hofstra University Population Pyramid of Native & Foreign Born Population, United States, 2000 (in %) Native Foreign Born Male Female Age Male Female Source: US Census Bureau, 2000. Slide graphic courtesy of Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Hofstra University

Interregional African American Migrations * Moved to Industrial Belt (Chicago, New York, Detroit) and Los Angeles during World Wars due to labor shortages *

Forced Migration: African Slaves

The Trail of Tears, 1838 4,000 of 15,000 refugeess died

Intraregional Migrations in U.S. * U.S. population has been moving out of the city centers: suburbanization and counterurbanization suburbanization - automobiles and roads - better services counterurbanization - cost of land for retirement - slow pace, yet high tech; connections to services and markets U.S. intraregional migration during 1990s

Migration Article Analysis: due Mon. 10/13 (1.) Read and highlight both articles (2.) In a one-page typed paper: (a.) identify the points of view of each author (b.) identify which author's point of view you most agree with and why.  Be sure to include specific examples from the articles.