American Culture immigration

~1820s–1890s, Mainly Northern and Western Europe, driven by industrialization and the great famine (Germany, Ireland)

~1890s-1930s, Mainly South and Eastern europe (Italy, Poland, Russia)

1965–present, latin America and Asia

Proposed path for undocumented youth (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors)

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (temporary protections/work authorization)

Anti-immigrant sentiment/politics

Adopting dominant culture

Process of becoming “American” culturally

Reasons people leave (war, famine, poverty)

Reasons people come (jobs, safety, opportunity)

Flees persecution/war

Statue of liberty as a symbol of welcoming immigration ideal