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Recent US
Immigration Trends:
US
Immigration Flow
1970 - Present
US Immigration Trends 1970 -
Present: The
immigration flow into the United
States 1970 - Present is detailed in the following chart.
US
Immigration Flow
1970 - Present
1971 - 1980:
4,493,314
immigrants arrive in the US
1981 - 1990:
7,338,062 immigrants arrived in the US
1991 - 2000:
9,095,417 immigrants arrived in the US
2001 - 2010:
13,900,000 immigrants arrived in the US
Summary
of US
Immigration Trends
1970 - Present
US Immigration Trends 1970 - Present:
The following chart provides a summary of the US Immigration
Trends.
Summary
of US
Immigration Trends
1970 - Present
Trends 1970 -
Present:
The
Immigration laws were tightened and then
relaxed with the outbreak of WWI
Trends 1970 -
Present:
1.6 million African Americans in the south
emigrated to other areas within the US
Trends 1970 -
Present:
Immigrants were attracted to jobs in the
cities
Trends 1970 -
Present:
Immigrants were classified by country of
origin, race and class
Trends 1970 -
Present:
The Migrants from southern Europe and Asia
were viewed as inferior
Trends 1970 -
Present:
Preference was given by the U.S. to
immigrants from Northern Europe
Trends 1970 -
Present:
The 10 year Great Depression resulted in the
numbers plummeting
Trends 1970 -
Present:
The threat of terrorism in the homeland has
resulted in laws to enhance security
Recent US
Immigration Trends
1970 - Present: Facts about Immigration Trends
The increasing number of immigrants
from other parts of the world meant that Europe no longer was the
home of most U.S. immigrants. The current US Immigration Trends
include Koreans, Vietnamese, Cambodians, Chinese, Japanese and
Hispanics. Some interesting facts about US Immigration Trends are as
follows:
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In the 1970s, Europeans made up less
than 20% of the immigrants entering
the United States and fell to only
about 10% in the 1980s
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In the 1980s and early 1990s
Hispanics made up about 50% of the
number of immigrants to America
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Between 1990 and 2000, the Hispanic
population of America increased 63%
from 22.4 million to 35.3 million
residents.
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In 2004 the Hispanic population of
America was 40.4 million of whom
58.5% were from Mexico, 9.6% from
Puerto Rico, 4.8% from Central
America, 3.5% from Cuba, 2.2%
Dominican Republic and 17.6% from
other countries
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In the 1980s and early 1990s, Asians
made up about 33% of the remaining
immigrants entering America
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Between 1981 and 2000 the United
States accepted 531,310 refugees and
asylum seekers from Vietnam
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By the end of first decade of the
21st century, one-tenth of all
residents of the United States were
foreign born
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The U.S. Census Bureau estimated
that about 8.7 million people were
illegal immigrants
Recent US
Immigration Trends
1970 - Present: Effect of the 1965 Hart-Cellar Act
The 1965 Hart-Cellar Act was an
important landmark in U.S. immigration law radically changing the
previous quota system allowing immigrants into America based on
family ties and special skills. Immigration was still restricted
from the Eastern Hemisphere but no 'per-country' limitations were
placed on immigrants from the Western Hemisphere. The effect of the
1965 Hart-Cellar Act was that the immigrants from Asian, Caribbean
and Hispanic countries rose dramatically and, without the quota
system, there was a long waiting list of Mexicans wanting to
immigrate into the United States. The US Immigration Trend, with the
massive wave of immigration to the United States, continued into the
beginning of the twenty-first century and seen the largest
immigration wave in the history of the United States.
Recent US
Immigration Trends
1970 - Present: The End of the Vietnam War
The
Vietnam War ended in 1975 and prompted trends and
waves of emigration from Vietnam to the United States as Vietnamese
who had supported Americans during the Vietnam War feared reprisals
by the Communist party. The Indochina Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act laws were passed allowing Vietnamese, Cambodians, and
Laotians recruited by the US in the war against communism to be
admitted to the United States as displaced citizens.
Recent US
Immigration Trends
1970 - Present: Refugees and Asylum Seekers
The 1980 Refugee Act also allowed
persecuted individuals to seek asylum in the United States. The law
helped Asian, Hungarians, Chinese and Cubans who were escaping from
the Communist regimes in their countries. The refugee policy laid
was separate from the US immigration policy and any person in fear
of persecution could apply to enter the United States. This resulted
in a mass of applications by immigrants from Nicaragua, El Salvador
and Guatemala.
Recent US
Immigration Trends
1970 - Present: Legal Status given to qualifying Immigrants
The 1896 Immigration Reform and Control
Act (IRCA) granted Legal Status to qualifying immigrants
who entered the United States illegally before January 1, 1982.
The law also included that all employers must check the immigration
status of their employees.
Recent US
Immigration Trends
1970 - Present: Response to Terrorist Attacks
The United States came under attack
from terrorists at Oklahoma City and the 1996 World Trade Center
attack. The 2002 Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act
were laws passed following the 9/11 attack and was the most comprehensive immigration related
response to the terrorist threat to America.
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