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Chapter 14
In the United States, everyone is classified as
eithera ______________
oran _____________.
A Nation of ImmigrantsA Nation of Immigrants
A Nation of ImmigrantsA Nation of Immigrants
• Citizens
• Aliens
Types of Immigrants and AliensTypes of Immigrants and Aliens
• Resident Alien
• Non-resident Alien
• Enemy Alien
• Refugee
• Illegal Alien
Rights of AliensRights of Aliens
• Bill of Rights applies to aliens
• Aliens required to – Pay taxes– Obey the law– Be loyal
• Cannot vote• Not guaranteed right to travel freely
Immigration PolicyImmigration Policy
• 1776-1882 Few restrictions on immigration
• 1882-1924 Growth of restrictions
Barred
• Mentally handicapped
• Convicts
• Paupers
• Foreign-born Chinese
25,000,000 immigrants
• 1925-1965 National Origins Quotas– Established quotas from various
countries– Reduced number of immigrants
by 80%– Favored northern & western
Europeans
• Legal immigration dropped sharply
Immigration PolicyImmigration Policy
Immigration to the U.S.Immigration to the U.S.
Immigration to the U.S.Immigration to the U.S.
Immigration to the U.S.Immigration to the U.S.
41%
59%
1
2
• Immigration Reform Act of 1965
Quotas• 120,000 from Americas• 170,000 from rest of world
Preference for immigrants who are:• Skilled• Family• Professionals
Immigration PolicyImmigration Policy
Effect of Immigration Reform Act of 1965
Yes, it focused on Mexico, but it still discriminated against common (unskilled) workers.
Since common (unskilled) workers could not qualify, they simply came to U.S. illegally.
Immigration PolicyImmigration Policy
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Solution
Amnesty
Move toward citizenship
Punish employers who hire illegal aliens
Immigration PolicyImmigration Policy
• Immigration Act of 1990
– Recognized that most immigrants are coming from Asia and Latin America
– Preference for skilled and educated immigrants
Immigration PolicyImmigration Policy
• Efforts since 9/11 to establish greater control over illegal immigration.
• Legal immigration has been slowed by background screening.
• Extremely controversial issues:– Racism– Economic elitism
Immigration PolicyImmigration Policy