Immigration/Migration

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Immigration: Population Statistics

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Italian Immigrants Arrive at Ellis Island. An Italian woman and her children arrive at Ellis Island. The concerned looks on their faces is due to lost luggage, 1905. Photo credit: Lewis W. Hine

Immigration: Family

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Dear U.S. history teachers: Your job is crucial. More than ever. when people say, "Ellis Island took in LEGAL immigrants," please remind students that immigrants did not need visas and green cards during the Ellis Island era. They just showed up. ~ @joseiswriting
Republicans are more convinced than Democrats that reducing illegal immigration would reduce economic inequality, 2019

Immigration: Unauthorized Immigration

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Immigration: Security

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Source: Bersani, B.E. (2014) An examination of first and second generation immigrant offending-trajectories. Justice Quarterly 31:315-343.

Immigration: Crime

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You aren't poor because another poor person came to your country. You're poor because rich people exploit your labor.
Household Income for Black Immigrants Lower than Americans Overall but Higher than U.S.-born Blacks in 2013 Median annual household income Source: Pew Research Center

Immigration: The Economy

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Many American unions begin with "international" for a reason. It's because solidarity extends beyond our borders. Labor's first organizers understood that workers will only rise together. We must never lose sight of that. #ImmigrantRights are #WorkersRights. ~ @Kanielalng

Immigration: Employment

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Source: OECD, 2017
In 2013, One-third of Black Immigrants from Africa Have a College Degree, a Higher Share than Among the U.S. Population % of adults ages 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or advanced degree Source: Pew Research Center

Immigration: Education

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"The N****r Must Go And The Chinese Must Go. The Poor Barbarians Can't Understand Our Civilized Republican Form Of Government." Source: Harper's Weekly, September 13, 1879, p. 721.
Use of English among Foreign-Born, by Years in the United States, 1900 to 1920 and 1980 to 2000 U.S. immigrants were more proficient in English in the late 20th century than they were in the early 20th century. Claude S. Fischer, Mike Hout, Aliya Saperstein (https://madeinamericathebook.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/tongue-tied-to-america/)

Immigration: Assimilation

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