1. Modern Immigration Reflection

2. Pre-1890: Most immigrants northern and western European
1882: Chinese Exclusion Act
1890: Foreign born 15% of population, more arriving from southern and eastern Europe
1921: Quota Act of 1921 limited immigrants to 3% of each nationality present in the US in 1910
1922: Japanese made ineligible for citizenship
1924: Quotas change to 2% of each nationality based on numbers in US in 1890
1965: Abolished national origins quotas; omits racial distinctions

3. Question 1. At one point in history, the greatest number of immigrants to the United States came from Europe. Examine the data. In which decades did it change? What continents were most people coming from then?

4. Question 2 Quick write
Is it harder to become a US citizen today than it was during the Industrial Revolution? Why do you think there have been changes in the citizenship requirements from the 1900s to today?

5. Question 3. Quota System (limits) Think of how it effects us economically, politically and socially Positives Negatives

6. 2017 Immigration Statistics:
U.S. Population 327 million.
Approximately 43.3 million foreign-born people live in the United States. 
Broken down by immigration status, the foreign-born population includes:
20.7 million naturalized U.S. citizens and 22.6 million noncitizens.
Of the noncitizens, approximately 13.1 million are lawful permanent residents, 11.1 million* are unauthorized migrants, and 1.7 million hold temporary visas.
The number of foreign-born individuals in the U.S. population has more than quadrupled since 1965 and is expected to reach 78 million by 2065.
The countries of origin of today’s immigrants are more diverse than they were 50 years ago.

8. Question 4 Quick write
Immigration is a major issue in politics today and debates on both sides have stopped any immigration reform in Congress. During the Industrial Era, some people felt the new immigrants were threatening the American way of life, which led to the Americanization Movement. Do you think this mentality still exists today?

9. Question 5 Quick write
What are Jeff Sessions’s concerns and what does he suggest should be done in response to these changes?