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Dec 21, 2018 · A timeline of U.S. immigration shows how, from the 1600s to today, the United States became a nation of people from hundreds of cultures, languages and beliefs.
- Missy Sullivan
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Feb 1, 2017 · Industrialization brought millions of Europeans to the United States, who found work in the factories of northeastern and midwestern cities. In the following decades, immigration slowed. World War I and a stricter quota system saw fewer than 700,000 people granted lawful permanent resident status in the US in the 1930s.
US Immigration since 1850: A Statistical and Visual Timeline Stay up to date, and subscribe to our quarterly newsletter. Learn how the Institute impacts history education through our work guiding teachers, energizing students, and supporting research.
U.S. President Harry Truman signing into law the Luce–Celler Act in 1946 [ 74 ] In 1945, the War Brides Act allowed foreign-born wives of U.S. citizens who had served in the U.S. Armed Forces to immigrate to the United States. In 1946, the War Brides Act was extended to include the fiancés of American soldiers.
Mar 22, 2022 · Asian immigrants have come to American shores since the mid‑1800s, playing a significant role in U.S. history, but one that’s rife with inequity and exclusion. See a timeline of key events.
Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii galvanizes America's war effort. More than 1,000 Japanese-American community leaders are incarcerated because of national security. African American President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 8802, forbidding discrimination in federal hiring, job-training programs, and defense industries.
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Between 1900 and 1915, more than 15 million immigrants arrived in the United States. That was about equal to the number of immigrants who had arrived in the previous 40 years combined. In 1910, three-fourths of New York City's population were either immigrants or first generation Americans (i.e. the sons and daughters of immigrants).
