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Migration Week 2
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AIM: What are the patterns of migration at the global scale? Do Now: Get an infographic and a worksheet. Work in pairs to complete the worksheet, paying special attention to which regions of the world have the most migrants. SWBAT identify migration patterns on the global scale SWABT identify and describe the main waves of US migration
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AIM: Who migrates to America? DO: 5 min cram session for quiz! Quiz will be 15 minutes max! SWBAT to describe waves in US migration SWBAT analyze the impact of European immigration in the US
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Global Migration Patterns Net-Out Migration: Asia, LA, and Africa Net-In Migration: NA, Europe, Oceania 3 Largest Flows ▫Asia->Europe ▫LA->NA ▫Asia->NA
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Middle East Petroleum Countries Net-In Migration from other ME countries/Asia Saudi Arabia UAE
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US Migration Patterns
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Colonial Wave: Colonies to 1840 Europe and Africa 90% of Europeans coming before were from GB ▫Voluntary Migration? 650,000 Africans ▫Forced Migration
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19 th Century Immigration from Europe 1840’s-1850s ▫3/4 th from Ireland & Germany Push factors: economics (Irish & Germans) and political unrest (Germans) 1870’s ▫Western Europe
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AIM: Where do international migrants settle in the US and why? DO NOW: Analyze the Illustration with a partner ▫Who has the easiest time becoming a citizen? ▫If you do not have a family member in the US, do you have a good chance? ▫Do these laws seem to favor any group over another? SWBAT describe the waves of US immigration SWBAT understand and analyze the hardships migrants face
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19 th Century Immigration from Europe 1880’s ▫Northern Europeans join Western Europeans EX: Swedes & Norwegians ▫Push: Industrial Revolution reaches Scandinavia 1900-1914 ▫Southern and Eastern Europe ▫Push: Industrial Revolution reaches S/E Europe EX: Italy, Russia, Austria-Hungary
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Recent Immigration from LDCs 2/3 of recent immigrants are from Asia and LA Economic Push/Pull Asia ▫China, India, the Philippines Latin America ▫Mexico (greatest # of immigrants in US History), Cuba, Dominican Republic
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European Impact Up until 1919 Europeans dominated US migration Cultural diffusion ▫Indo-European languages ▫Christianity ▫Political Structures ▫Economic Systems
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Unauthorized Immigration to US Peak at 12 million in the US ECONOMIC Migration: construction, farming, service industries Major Origin Sources ▫Mexico (59%) -> Bracero ▫Other LA countries ▫Asia
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Where do migrants settle in the US? Mexico-> California/Texas Haiti, Cuba, Colombia ->Florida Philippines, Vietnam, India, China->California Dominican Republic, China, ->NY MOST HEAD TO THE WEST/SOUTH
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Why? Proximity Job Specific ▫Farming: California/South ▫Manufacturing: South/Midwest ▫IT: California Chain Migration: moving to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality live there
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What obstacles do migrants face? Intervening obstacle: an environmental or cultural feature that hinders migration Quota Laws
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AIM: What obstacles do migrants face? Do Now: ▫Read the article given to you and identify the following Who migrates? Where are they going? Push/Pull factors How are they treated? What obstacles do they face? SWBAT analyze US immigration policies SWBAT describe obstacles migrants face
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Quota Laws in the US Quota Act 1921 & National Origins Act 1924 ▫# set at 2% of 1910 census for each country ▫Ensures most immigrants are European Quota changes ▫1968: hemisphere quotas ▫1978: global quotas/no more than 7% from one country
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US Quota Preferences 3/4 th reunify families Skilled workers ▫Brain drain Lottery Does NOT include refugees
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Temporary Migration/Guest Worker Guest Worker programs in Western Europe and the Middle East Low status/low skill jobs
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Guest Worker’s Lives Little/No Support Isolation Political Opposition from groups in France/Germany ▫Xenophobia, Racism, Islamphobia, Anti-Semitic Restrictions on marriage/families in the ME
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US Immigration Reactions Hostile to immigrants not from Western/Northern Europe ▫Target Polish, Italians, etc Recent Targets ▫Hispanics ▫Attempts to deny illegal immigrants public services ▫Arizona Law
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Refugee or Economic Migrant? CubansHaitians Dictator aligned with USSR Harsh Punishment/Torture US views as Political Refugees Mariel boatlift Dictator Harsh Punishment/Torture US views as Economic Migrants Haitians sue US government
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