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

2. 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.

4. Ellis Island National Monument
U.S. Immigration * Prior to 1840, 90% of U.S. immigration was from Britain *
Two Big Waves:
: 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.)
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

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. 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

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

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

11. 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

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

13. Forced Migration: African Slaves

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

15. 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

16. 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.