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By the 1500s Europeans began to establish settlements that would eventually that would lead to the U.S being born. Also that in 1607 England settled in America at Jamestown. -
One of the main reasons people migrated to the U.S was to practice their faith. Pilgrims left Europe to Plymouth where they established a colony. -
Many immigrants from all around the world came to America seeking better economic opportunities. Individual states that the immigration for the 1892 opening of Ellis Island. -
By the 1850s 25 thousand Chinese migrants came to California for the gold rush. New migrants were unwanted and discriminated for religious beliefs. -
The Chinese exclusion act of 1882 was made to restrict immigration which banned Chinese labors from coming to the U.S. In 1890 the U.S government helped states with the rapid increase of migrants. -
In 1815 to 1865 almost half of U.S immigrants were from Northern and Western Europe and 1 third of that was Irish. In the 19th century there were roughly 5 million german immigrants. -
In between 1880 to 1920 a lot of jobs and homes were made to support 20 million immigrants. In 1907 1.3 million people came to the U.S legally and with World War 1 there was a big decline in immigration. -
Immigration to the U.S declined drastically because of the global depression because of the 1930s and the World War 2. In 1965 the Congress ended up passing the Immigration and Nationality Act. -
Ever since 9/11 terrorist attacks the Homeland Security Act made it so there is only two ways for you to enter the U.S. You either get a green card or apply for citizenship.