Immigration to the United States

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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 127. Chapters: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Citizenship in the United States, Natural Born Citizen clause of the U.S. Constitution, Birthright citizenship in the United States, Permanent residence, United States nationality law, Haitian diaspora, American entry into Canada by land, African immigration to the United States, Asylum in the United States, 2006 United States immigration reform protests, Economic impact of illegal immigrants in the United States, Immigration reduction in the United States, List of people deported from the United States, HIAS, FBI Name Check, E-Verify, Diversity Immigrant Visa, Border Protection, Anti-terrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, Arab immigration to the United States, U.S. immigration policy toward the People's Republic of China, Immigration policies of American labor unions, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, Undocumented students in the United States, Wet feet, dry feet policy, List of United States immigration laws, V visa, Moral turpitude, Reconquista, International Marriage Broker Regulation Act, Crossing Over, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Operation Seek and Keep, Refugee roulette, Priority date, Swedish Emigration Commission 1907-1913, The Vilcek Foundation, Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Deportation of Cambodian Americans, Prucol, Labor certification, Oath of Allegiance, Dual intent, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Balseros, Employment Authorization Document, Cancellation of removal, Immigration and Intergenerational Mobility in Metropolitan Los Angeles, 2004, Caribbean Immigration to New York, Optional Practical Training, Montebello High School flag flipping incident, Golden Venture, Californians for Population Stabilization, Glenn Spencer, H-4 visa, Nowhere on the Border, National Origins Formula, Schneider v. Rusk, John Fife, March for America, Border War: The Battle Over Illegal Immigration, United States - Canada Safe Third Country Agreement, Board of Immigration Appeals, Operation New Arrivals, Immigration Voice, American Civic Association, Visa Bulletin, Immigrant health care in the United States, Guest worker program, Cross Rail Ranch, Padrone system, Operation Front Line, Gana la Verde, Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992, Request for evidence, Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American Race, Office of Immigration Statistics, Immigration Advisory Program, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Removal proceedings. Excerpt: Immigration to the United States has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of the history of the United States. The economic, social, and political aspects of immigration have caused controversy regarding ethnicity, economic benefits, jobs for non-immigrants, settlement patterns, impact on upward social mobility, crime, and voting behavior. As of 2006, the United States accepts more legal immigrants as permanent residents than all other countries in the world combined. Since the removal of ethnic quotas in immigration in 1965, the number of first- generation immigrants living in the United States has quadrupled, from 9.6 million in 1970 to about 38 million in 2007. 1, 046, 539 persons were naturalized as U.S. citizens in 2008. The leading emigrating countries to the United States were Mexico, India, the Philippines, and China. The cheap airline travel post-1960 facilitated trave...