Immigration
History of immigration in the Us
: Three main points
o the first age of mass migration(the 1800s-1921)
o quotas
: starts with the emergency quota act of 1921
: ends with the immigration and nationality act of 1965
o the second age of mass migration (1965-present)
Where are immigrants coming from
: originally, North and Northwest Europe
then, south/southeast Europe
Now, Asia and Latin America
What are the routes to immigration
Family-based: immediate relative(no cap) or family preference (caped at around 500K per year)
o about half (50%) of illegal immigrants come as immediate relatives. About 20%
come through the family preference
employment: you almost always need to have a job offer in hand before applying (capped at 140K) per year
o about 10% of illegal immigrants come through employment
asylum
o about 10% of legal immigrants come through asylum
Immigration
Diversity visa
o about 5% of legal immigrants come on a diversity
What about Illegal immigration
most immigrants (foreign-born people living in the US) are immigrants
. as of 2017, there are roughly 10.5 million illegal immigrants in the US
Push and Pull factors driving Illegal immigration Pull factors
o economic opportunity
o family reunification
o word-of-mouth misinformation (especially from those profiting from prospective migrants)
Push Factors
o crime and gang violence
o poverty
o corruption
The current situation at the border
encounters have increased in the previous two years
Guatemala) often exceed those from Mexico
Current Policy debates : tittle 42 (Public health expulsion) ends May 23, 2022, and will most likely lead to more encounters
President Biden ended President Trump's "remain in Mexico" policy on asylees in June 2021
: DACA
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