History of immigration to the United States

The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 stated, in accordance with the Constitution of the United States, that no new slaves were permitted to be imported into the United States. This act effectively ended the legal transatlantic slave trade. However, slavery continued in the United States until the end of the Civil War and the adoption of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. ...more on Wikipedia about "Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves"

American Jews (also commonly Jewish Americans) are Americans of Jewish descent or religion who maintain a connection to the Jewish community, either through actively practicing Judaism or through cultural and historical affiliation. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Jews"

An anchor baby is a child born in a country specifically to receive citizenship rights, and thereby ' anchor' the child's family to the country in which it was born, enabling the parents of the child to migrate to the country to care for the child. Once the parents have immigrated to care for the anchor baby, the parents can utilize chain migration statutes to send for their parents, and other minor children. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anchor baby"

Angel Island is an island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, offering spectacular views of the San Francisco skyline, the Marin Headlands and Mount Tamalpais. It is a California state park, Angel Island State Park. The highest point on the island, almost exactly at its center, is Mount Livermore (788 feet, 240 metres). ...more on Wikipedia about "Angel Island, California"

This page lists the summary of congressional acts and judicial rulings affecting immigration and naturalization of Asian Americans. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian American Immigration History"

The Burlingame Treaty, between the United States and China, amended the Treaty of Tientsin and established formal friendly relations between the two countries, with the United States granting China Most Favored Nation status. It was ratified in 1868. ...more on Wikipedia about "Burlingame Treaty"

California Proposition 187 was a proposition introduced in California in 1994 to deny illegal immigrants social services, health care, and public education. A number of people and organizations were involved in bringing it to the voters. It was introduced by assemblyman Dick Mountjoy ( Republican from Monrovia, California) as the Save Our State initiative. It passed with 59% of the vote, but was overturned by a federal court. ...more on Wikipedia about "California Proposition 187 (1994)"

Chain migration refers to the mechanism by which foreign nationals are allowed to immigrate by virtue of the ability of previous immigrants to send for their adult relatives. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chain migration"

Chinese immigration to the United States has come in many waves. Like all the American immigration experiences, the Chinese immigration has seen both hardship and success. This experience has added richness to the American experience and is a triumphant story of the pursuit of the American Dream. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chinese immigration to the United States"

In Western countries like the United States, Canada, Australia and the UK, a Chinese school is a school established explicitly for the purpose of teaching the Chinese language (of the various Chinese dialects, nowadays Mandarin Chinese or Cantonese Chinese is almost always the one taught) to American-born Chinese (ABC), Canadian-born Chinese (CBC) youth and the youth born in the respective countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chinese school"

The Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 (CSPA) was a bill sponsored by U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi ( D- CA) which granted permanent residency to all Chinese nationals who arrived in the United States on or before April 11, 1990. It made permanent a temporary ban on deportation of Chinese nationals, which President George H. W. Bush had created with Executive Order 12711. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992"

The term "coolie" refers to unskilled laborers from Asia in the 1800s to early 1900s who were sent to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Peru, North Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. The term usually referred to Chinese, Indian, Japanese and Korean laborers and was often used in a derogatory way. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coolie"

Denis Kearney ( 1847– 1907) was a California political leader in the late 19th century, known for his anti-immigrant political views toward Chinese immigrants. ...more on Wikipedia about "Denis Kearney"

===Herrera Fights for Drug and Alcohol-Free Schools=== ...more on Wikipedia about "Ed Herrera"

Ellis Island, at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor, was at one time the main immigration port for immigrants entering the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ellis Island"

The Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907 was an informal agreement between the United States and Japan regarding immigration. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gentlemen's Agreement"

Hoffman Island is one of two small islands in the Lower New York Bay, off the East Shore of Staten Island, New York, USA. A smaller island, known as Swinburne Island, lies immediately to the south. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hoffman Island"

A non- U.S. citizen of exceptional merit may be declared an Honorary Citizen of the United States by the President pursuant to an Act of Congress. As of August 6, 2002, six people have had this honor bestowed upon them: ...more on Wikipedia about "Honorary Citizen of the United States"

The Human Rights Coalition of California is a non-profit, non-violent, organization founded by California State Democratic Central Committee member Ed Herrera of the 78th Democratic Assembly District, on April 2 2005. The Human Rights Coalition of California was formed in response to the establishment of the Minuteman Project and its presence in the State of California. ...more on Wikipedia about "Human Rights Coalition of California"

It is often very difficult for the police to identify the suspects, because many groups might be involved. Authorities think that most of the violent deaths have been orchestrated either by local farmers or by immigrant smugglers, known as coyotes. The coyotes, a term used to describe people who bring immigrants into the United States for a profit, are infamous for the way in which they treat their clients, who are also often deemed as human cargo. Cases of rape and beatings by coyotes have been reported by immigrants. The number of times this has happened, however, is hard to tell because so many immigrants are afraid they would be deported if they go to the police for help and because the coyotes often threaten to hurt their families that are still in their native countries. Because of the violent nature of most coyotes, they are among the first groups of people that the police points at when they find bodies of immigrants who have apparently been murdered across the American border. ...more on Wikipedia about "Immigrant deaths along the U.S.-Mexico border"

The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was a part of the United States Department of Justice which used to handle legal and illegal immigration and naturalization. It ceased to exist on March 1 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "Immigration and Naturalization Service" This article is made on http://www.shortopedia.com

Immigration reduction refers to movements active within the United States that advocate a reduction in the amount of immigration allowed into the United States or other countries. This can include a reduction in the numbers of legal immigrants, advocating for stronger action to be taken to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the country, and reductions in non-immigrant temporary work visas (such as H-1B and L-1 in the United States). What separates it from others who want immigration reform is that reductionists see immigration as being the source of most social, economic, and environmental problems, and wish to cut current immigration levels by 75% or more. ...more on Wikipedia about "Immigration reduction"

Immigration to the United States is the act of immigrating, or moving, to the United States from another region. The United States has a long history of immigration, from the first British settlers to arrive around 1600 to the waves of immigrants from Europe in the 19th century to immigration in the present day. Throughout American history, immigration has caused controversy regarding the political loyalties and values of people who have moved from one country to another. The British immigrants of the colonial era moved from one part of the British Empire to another, and did not change countries, but nearly everyone else did. (The Puerto Ricans who moved to the mainland after 1945 are not considered immigrants, since they were US citizens.) Given the geography, most immigrants came long distances. However the French Canadians who came down from Quebec after 1860, and the Mexicans who came north after 1911, found it easy to move back and forth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Immigration to the United States"

The Know-Nothing movement was a nativist American political movement of the 1850s. It grew up as a popular reaction to allegations that political corruption was overcoming the major cities because of the political activity of Irish Catholic immigrants. It was a short-lived movement that had success for about a year (1854); it demanded reform measures but few were passed. There were few prominent leaders, and the membership, mostly middle class and Protestant, apparently was soon absorbed by the Republican party. In the South the party was not nativist, and allowed Catholics to join; it was the major opposition to the dominant Democratic party in the mid and late 1850s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Know-Nothing movement"

For libertarians, immigration can be a controversial question. ...more on Wikipedia about "Libertarian perspectives on immigration"

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