Illegal Immigration: 11.4 million unauthorized immigrants
Top U.S. states where unauthorized immigrants settle are:
- California (25%)
- Texas (16%)
- Florida (6%)
- New York (5%)
- Illinois (5%)
2013- 662,483 unauthorized immigrants are apprehended
- Between 1870 and 1920, 20 million Europeans came to the US
Old Immigrants
- Came from the northern or western Europe
- Were Protestant
- Were literate and skilled
- Came over as families
- Quick to assimilate
- Experienced in democracy
- Had money
- Tall and fair
New Immigrants
- Came from southern or eastern Europe
- Were not protestant- were Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish
- Illiterate and unskilled
- Came over as birds of passage
- Clannish and reluctant to assimilate
- Were radicals or autocrats
- Arrived impoverished
- Were short and dark
Steps to America
- Step one- Leaving home
- Step two- On board the ship
- Step three- Inspection
- Step four- Beyond Ellis or Angel island
Step One- Leaving Home
- It was common for one person from a family to come to America
- They would save to eventually bring others
- From 1900 to 1910, almost 95% of immigrants say they came to join family
- In 1901, between 40 and 65% came either on prepaid tickets or with money sent from the United States
Step Two- On board the ship
- A ticket cost $30
- Three types of accommodations- First class, Second class and Steerage
- Only steerage passengers were processed at Ellis island
- First and second class passengers were quickly looked over
- Larger ships could hold from 1,500 to 2,000 immigrants, netting a profit of $45,000 to $60,000 for a single, one-way trip
- Steerage was a nightmare
- 10% of people died
Step Three- Inspection
- Passengers were inspected for contagious diseases such as cholera, plague, smallpox, typhoid fever, yellow fever, scarlet fever, measles and diphtheria
- If immigrants had any of the diseases they would be sent back
- 20% arriving at Ellis island were detained for medical treatment or a legal hearing
- 80% were free after a few hours
- 2% of immigrants seeking refuge in America would fail to be admitted
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