History of Immigration to the United States of America starting in the 1600’s, is very complex, with different waves of African Slaves, Indentured Servants, Asian, Latino Immigrants and other immigrants. The attitudes of immigrants have changed overtime with different peaks and dips of ethnic backgrounds, with New Immigration (1930-2000), which gave rise to illegal immigration. New Immigration is when Americans worried about immigration with the rise of Southern Europeans and Russians entering the U.S. and the issue of America being a melting pot or dumping ground to the American economy, politics and culture. Before World War I, piecemeal of immigration had not changed till the National Origins Formula of 1921, which restricted immigrants entering the U.S and gave fondness to immigrants within Europe. In 1934, Tydings-McDuffie Act organized self-government of the Philippines on July 4, 1946, which eliminated non-immigration of the Philippines, therefore, ushering in second to last part of U.S. Immigration. After 1945, the country passed the War Brides Act, Displaced Persons Act of 1948, McCarran Walter Immigration Act, and Refugee Relief Act, which limited the amount you could do in U.S as well as getting other immigrants to safety. The Hart-Cellar Act (1965) eliminated racially based quota system and brought in Asians, Africans and Middle Eastern people over to the U.S., replacing quotas with groups established on family relationships, job skills, in order to see reasoning behind coming to the U.S., but occupations were looked at by the U.S. Department of Labor. In 1986, the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) created penalties for people employing illegal immigrants, giving amnesty to only 1,000,000 illegal workers. Legal... ... middle of paper ... ...orm of government of the United States. The individuals affected by the DREAM Act, would not be able to sponsor family members for U.S. citizenship for at least twelve years. Non-immigrants are excluded from health insurance thanks to the Affordable Care Act. There is a one year application deadline, meaning after you get a high school degree, GED, go to college or the enactment of the bill. DREAM Act, was re-introduced on May 11, 2011 by Harry Reid, who wanted to add structure enforcement in the DREAM Act that would desire employers to use E-Verfiy, the U.S. administrative internet work qualification system. In 2012, President Obama said his administration would not deport undocumented youth who would fall under the DREAM Act, which promoted the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services start obtaining applications under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
Immigration has changed America for the better by bringing together many diverse cultures from all over the world, allowing others to seek opportunity, and by tying America into the global economy. America is viewed as the country of freedom because, it is full of people that migrated from their homeland at some point. The United States is a safe haven for those who want freedom and rights which is why so many migrants come here to America. Many Americans would argue that immigration is negative but there are a lot of factors that benefit from people migrating here to the United States.
Beginning in 1882 with the Chinese Exclusion Act, the United States stopped being a nation of immigrants and instead became a new type of nation, a gate-keeping nation. For the first time in its history, the United States did not welcome immigrants with open arms. As a result, the United States began to exert federal control over immigrants, which would change the ways Americans viewed and thought about race, immigration, and the nations’ identity as a whole.
Before the 1920’s American had an ‘open door’ policy and many people from around the world travelled there to fight poverty and experience the American dream. However then America introduced two immigration laws in 1921 and 1924 which restricted immigrants from Southern, Central and Western European countries such as Italy and Russia. Fear of communism explains the changes in American policy toward immigration in the 1920’s to a certain extent. However factors such as Isolationism, Prejudice and Racism, Social Fears, the Effects of WW1 and Economic fears were also important.
Immigration during the early 1900’s was a large debate between many Americans during this time. Society had many problems including underemployment issues related to increases in machinery replacing the labor forces and accusations that immigrants were replacing jobs as well. This period in time was tough for immigrants and the average American, the industry was efficient in regards to the need for labor was low and the output stayed high, people resorted to believing the problem lies with the lack of control of immigration. Statistics both proved that immigrants were they problem, but at the same time they proved to be the main cause.
They face many issues such as economic instability, depression, loneliness, fear of being alone and feeling betrayed. Children feel depressed in cases like this because even at a young age they know that things are not okay. They also suffer from fear and being betrayed, they suffer fear because they 're scared of what is going to happen to their family since they 're so used to having their family together. Many times children who face this situations feel like they’ve been betrayed because they don’t know why their mother or father have gone away and not came back. The psychologist mentions that it’s very normal for children to feel this way and conduct a different behaviour than usual because just like everyone else they don’t seem to understand
Immigrants were first welcomed in the late 1700s. European explorers like Walter Raleigh, Lord Baltimore, Roger William, William Penn, Francis Drake, John Smith, and others explored to the New World for religious purposes and industrial growth. The first European settlers that settled in the late 1700s were the Pilgrims. After the Pilgrims first settled in Virginia, the expansion of immigrants started. Then in 1860 to 1915, America was growing with its industries, technology, and education. America’s growing empire attracted many people from Europe. The factors that attracted many people to the American cities where job opportunities with higher income, better education, and factory production growth. As the population grew in the American
When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Immigration Act of 1965, also known as the Hart-Celler Act, he said, “[t]his bill that we sign today is not a revolutionary bill”, underestimating the change that would come about from the signing of this law. The Immigration Act was passed in the midst of much reform and civil rights activism in the United States and banned discrimination in the issuance of visas due to “‘race, sex, nationality, place of birth, or place of residence’”(Fitzgerald, Cook-Martin, 2015). It counteracted the immigration policy that had been in place since the 1920’s. This policy was the National Origins Act, which restricted the immigration of foreign-born people into the United States based on nationality. Most immigrants
Immigration in the United States was primarily unrestricted and unregulated up until the 1880’s. It wasn’t until 1882 when federal regulation of immigration began. Congress passed the Immigration Act which established the collection of a fee from each noncitizen arriving at a U.S. port. Immigrants were screened for the first time under this act, and entry by anyone deemed a "convict, lunatic, idiot, or person unable to take care of himself or herself without becoming a public charge" was prohibited.
From the beginning of the United States, immigrants have always played an integral role. The nation itself was built on immigration, whether to escape persecution or war; however, the United States, as it progressed has had instances where immigrant groups have had issues assimilating into society whether due to the political wave running through the nation or from an economic depression. One group, that has been experiencing this difficulty assimilating into society has been Mexicans who have, since the beginning of the 1960’s, have been coming over in droves to escape the poverty, corruption, and drugs that run rampant in Mexico. So, although the United States was established on immigration, the United States has had an issue with the incoming
Immigration is undoubtedly the root cause for our diverse population. There are factors that contribute to the act of immigration from one’s native country to a foreign country. Factors that contribute to this consist of obtaining a better life for one’s family and acquiring better living circumstances. My family’ immigration story is based on just that. My personal immigration story dates back to the mid 1900’s. A section of my family immigrated to this country as a result of the bracero program. The term bracero can be defined as manual laborer. Author Schaefer (2015) notes that more than 80,000 Mexican nationals were brought in as braceros to grow and harvest crops. My great-grandfather on my father’s side of the family took part in the
Today, in most cases, people don’t spend very much time thinking about why the society we live in presently, is the way it is. Most people would actually be surprised about all that has happened throughout America’s history. Many factors have influenced America and it’s society today, but one of the most profound ways was the way the “Old Immigrants” and “New Immigrants” came to America in the early to mid 1800s. The “Old Immigrants were categorized as the ones who came before 1860 and the “New Immigrants” being the ones who came between 1865 and 1920. The immigrants came to the United States, not only seeking freedom, but also education. Many immigrants also wanted to practice their religion without hindrance. What happened after the immigrants
Immigration has been a topic that has caused multiple discussions on why people migrate from one country to another, also how it affects both the migraters and the lands they go. Immigration is the movement from one location to another to live there permanently. This topic has been usually been associated with sociology to better explain how it affects people, cultures and societies. Sociology has three forms of thinking that are used to describe and analyze this topic. There are three forms of thinking that are used to tell and describe immigration to society; structural functionalist, symbolic interactionist, and conflict theory. Each of these theories uses different forms of thinking and rationality to describe and explain socio topics.
The immigration laws in the United States have experienced an uneven progress. During colonial times, each independent colony created its own immigration laws. As provided in article “U.S. Immigration History”, “the first attempt to naturalize foreigners was through the Naturalization Act of 1790. However in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed to stop the immigration of Chinese people” (“U.S. Immigration History”). Furthermore, as presented in the mentioned article, “the Immigration Act of 1924 put a limit on how many immigrants should be permitted into the country, based on their nationality [and] the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 led to the creation of the Immigration and Naturalization Service” ("U.S. Immigration History"). This agency regulated the immigration process of any foreigner in the United States until it ceased to exist on March 3, 2003. The decision behind its closure came after a major reorganization following the September 11 attacks...
U.S. immigration law is very complex, and there is much uncertainty as to how it works. The Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA), the body of law governing current immigration policy, provides for an annual worldwide limit of 675,000 permanent immigrants, with certain exceptions for close family members ("How the United States Immigration System Works: A Fact Sheet"). Around the world there are so many immigrants/refugees who are in the hunt for a fitter life. Some come from places where civil war occurs or some suffer economically trying to support their family. Knowing the fact that they are desperate to seek for a better life, the best option is to migrate to the U.S, the land of opportunities. The problem lies in the migration to the U.S. What are the quotas for new immigrants arriving to the U.S? What are the eligibility requirements to becoming a permanent citizen in the U.S? With much inquiry, this topic has become very intriguing. What people must understand is that
This article from a well-known newspaper discusses something called the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. He explains how it created a new approach to reuniting immigrant families and brought skilled workers to the U.S. which dramatically transformed the makeup of the country. “the Immigration Act” was like a time-release capsule he said. “year by year, it reshaped America into the America we know today” (n.p.). This article also explains why immigrants break the law to move to the U.S. I believe this article is an important aspect in my research because he discusses important facts about immigration.
Historia ya uhamiaji wa Marekani kuanzia miaka ya 1600 ni ngumu sana, na mawimbi tofauti ya watumwa wa Kiafrika, watumishi wa mkataba, Asia, wahamiaji wa Latino na wahamiaji wengine. Mtazamo wa wahamiaji umebadilika kwa muda na kilele tofauti na kuanguka kwa asili ya kikabila, na Uhamiaji Mpya (1930-2000) ambao ulisababisha uhamiaji haramu. Uhamiaji mpya ni wakati Wamarekani walipo wasiwasi juu ya uhamiaji na kuongezeka kwa Wazungu wa Kusini na Warusi kuingia Marekani na suala la Amerika kuwa chungu cha kuyeyuka au ardhi ya kutupa kwa uchumi wa Marekani, siasa na utamaduni. "Kabla ya Vita Kuu ya Kwanza ya Dunia, sheria ya ""National Origin Formule"" ilifungwa mwaka 1921 na ilifanya iwe vigumu kwa wahamiaji kuingia Marekani na kuwakaribisha wahamiaji kutoka Ulaya." Sheria ya Tydings-McDuffie ilifungua sheria ya uhamiaji ya Ufilipino mnamo Julai 4, 1946, na kuondoa sheria ya uhamiaji ya Ufilipino. "Kama ilivyoelezwa katika Sheria ya War Brides ya 1945, Sheria ya Wahamiaji ya 1948, Sheria ya Uhamiaji ya McCarran-Walter, na Sheria ya Msaada wa Wakimbizi, sheria hizo zilipunguza kiasi cha ""mali ya kuajiri"" ambayo inaweza kutumika katika nchi za kigeni." Sheria ya Hart-Celler ya mwaka 1965 iliondoa mfumo wa upendeleo wa jamii na kuwaleta Wamarekani wa Asia, Afrika na Mashariki ya Kati, na kubadilisha upendeleo huo na vikundi vilivyoanzishwa kwa mahusiano ya familia, ujuzi wa kazi, na kuamua sababu za kuja Marekani. Sheria ya Uhamiaji ya 1986 (IRCA) ilianzisha adhabu kwa wafanyikazi wa uhamiaji haramu, na kutoa msamaha kwa wafanyikazi haramu milioni moja tu. Kisheria...... katikati ya karatasi......orm ya serikali ya Marekani. Wananchi wa Marekani ambao wameathiriwa na sheria ya DREAM Act, hawatakuwa na uwezo wa kuunga mkono familia zao kwa uraia wa Marekani kwa angalau miaka kumi na mbili. Watu wasio wahamiaji hawawezi kupata bima ya afya kwa sababu ya Sheria ya Huduma ya Affordable. Mkataba wa mwaka mmoja wa maombi ni muhimu kwa kila mwanafunzi baada ya kupata shahada ya sekondari, GED, kwenda chuo kikuu, au kuidhinishwa kwa muswada. Sheria ya DREAM ilianzishwa tena mnamo Mei 11, 2011 na Harry Reid, ambaye alitaka kuongeza utekelezaji wa muundo katika Sheria ya DREAM ambayo ingetaka waajiri kutumia E-Verified, mfumo wa sifa ya kazi ya mtandao wa kiutawala wa Marekani. Rais Obama amesema serikali yake haitawafukuza vijana wasio na hati za kusajili nchini humo kwa mujibu wa sheria ya DREAM Act. Huduma za Uraia na Uhamiaji huanza kupata maombi chini ya Hatua ya Kuahirishwa kwa Kuwasili kwa Utoto. Uhamiaji umebadilisha Amerika kwa bora kwa kuleta pamoja tamaduni nyingi tofauti kutoka kote ulimwenguni, kuruhusu wengine kutafuta fursa, na kwa kuunganisha Amerika katika uchumi wa ulimwengu. Marekani inaonekana kama nchi ya uhuru kwa sababu, ni kamili ya watu ambao walihamia kutoka nchi yao ya asili wakati fulani. Marekani ni mahali salama kwa wale wanaotaka uhuru na haki, na hiyo ndiyo sababu wahamiaji wengi huja hapa Marekani. Wamarekani wengi wanasema kuwa uhamiaji ni mbaya, lakini kuna sababu nyingi ambazo zinanufaika na watu kuhamia hapa Marekani. Kuanzia mwaka 1882 na Sheria ya Uondoaji wa Wachina, Marekani iliacha kuwa taifa la wahamiaji na badala yake ikawa aina mpya ya taifa, taifa la ulinzi. Kwa mara ya kwanza katika historia yake, Marekani haikukaribisha wahamiaji kwa mikono iliyofunguliwa. Kwa sababu hiyo, Marekani ilianza kutumia udhibiti wa shirikisho juu ya wahamiaji, ambayo ingebadilisha njia ambazo Wamarekani waliona na kufikiria kuhusu jamii, uhamiaji, na utambulisho wa taifa kwa ujumla. Kabla ya miaka ya 1920 Marekani ilikuwa na sera ya "mlango wazi" na watu wengi kutoka duniani kote walisafiri huko kupambana na umaskini na uzoefu wa ndoto ya Marekani. Mwaka 1921 na 1924 Marekani ilianzisha sheria mbili za uhamiaji ambazo ziliwakataza wahamiaji kutoka nchi za Kusini, Kati na Magharibi mwa Ulaya kama vile Italia na Urusi. Hofu ya ukomunisti inaelezea mabadiliko katika sera ya Marekani kuelekea uhamiaji katika miaka ya 1920. Hata hivyo, mambo kama vile Isolationism, Prejudice na Urasim, Social Fears, Effects of WW1 na Economic fears pia yalikuwa muhimu. Uhamiaji katika miaka ya 1900 ilikuwa ni mjadala mkubwa kati ya Wamarekani wengi wakati huu. Jamii ilikuwa na matatizo mengi ikiwa ni pamoja na masuala ya underemployment kuhusiana na ongezeko la mashine kuchukua nafasi ya nguvu za kazi na mashtaka kwamba wahamiaji walikuwa kuchukua nafasi ya kazi pia. Wakati huo, wakati ambapo biashara ilikuwa ngumu kwa wahamiaji na Wamarekani wa kawaida, sekta hiyo ilikuwa na ufanisi kwa suala la mahitaji ya kazi, na uzalishaji ulibaki juu, watu walianza kuamini kuwa tatizo liko katika ukosefu wa udhibiti wa uhamiaji. Takwimu zote mbili zilionyesha kwamba wahamiaji walikuwa tatizo, lakini wakati huohuo walithibitika kuwa sababu kuu. Wanakabiliwa na masuala mengi kama vile ukosefu wa utulivu wa kiuchumi, kushuka moyo, upweke, hofu ya kuwa peke yao na kuhisi kuachwa. Watoto hufadhaika katika hali kama hizo kwa sababu hata wanapokuwa wachanga wanajua kwamba mambo si sawa. Wanaogopa kuuawa na kuuawa kwa sababu wanaogopa nini kitatokea kwa familia zao, kwa kuwa wamezoea kuwa pamoja. Mara nyingi watoto wanaokabili hali hii huhisi kana kwamba wamechukiwa kwa sababu hawajui ni kwa nini mama au baba yao wameondoka na hawakuja tena. "Mwanasaikolojia huyo anasema ni kawaida kwa watoto kuhisi hivyo na kuwa na tabia tofauti na kawaida, kwa sababu kama wengine wote, wanaonekana hawaelewi ""Wahamiaji walipokelewa kwa mara ya kwanza mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1700.""" Watafiti wa Ulaya kama vile Walter Raleigh, Lord Baltimore, Roger William, William Penn, Francis Drake, John Smith, na wengine walienda New World kwa madhumuni ya kidini na ukuaji wa viwanda. Waingereza wa kwanza kuhamia huko walikuwa Pilgrims. Baada ya Wapilgrimu kuhamia Virginia, idadi ya wahamiaji ilianza kuongezeka. Katika miaka ya 1860 hadi 1915, Marekani ilikua kwa viwanda, teknolojia, na elimu. Milki ya Marekani iliyokuwa ikikua ilivutia watu wengi kutoka Ulaya. Hii ilisababisha watu wengi kuhamia miji ya Marekani ambapo fursa za kazi zilikuwa na mapato ya juu, elimu bora, na ukuaji wa uzalishaji wa viwanda. "Mwanzoni mwa mwaka wa 1965, Rais Lyndon B. Johnson alitia saini sheria ya uhamiaji ya Marekani, inayojulikana kama ""Hart-Celler Act,"" na kusema, ""Sheria hii ambayo tunasaini leo si sheria ya mapinduzi,"" akidharau mabadiliko ambayo yangetokea kwa kusaini sheria hii." Sheria ya Uhamiaji ilipitishwa katikati ya marekebisho mengi na harakati za haki za kiraia nchini Marekani na ilipiga marufuku ubaguzi katika utoaji wa visa kwa sababu ya <unk> jamii, jinsia, utaifa, mahali pa kuzaliwa, au mahali pa makazi <unk> (Fitzgerald, Cook-Martin, 2015). Mkataba huo ulipinga sera ya uhamiaji iliyokuwa ikiendeshwa tangu miaka ya 1920. Sheria ya National Origin Act iliweka mipaka ya uhamiaji wa watu waliozaliwa nje ya nchi kwa msingi wa utaifa. Uhamiaji nchini Marekani haukuwa na vizuizi na haukuwekwa chini ya sheria hadi miaka ya 1880. Ilikuwa hadi 1882 wakati udhibiti wa shirikisho wa uhamiaji ulianza. Sheria ya Uhamiaji ilifanywa na Congress na ilianzisha ushuru kwa kila mtu ambaye hakuwa raia wa Marekani aliyewasili katika bandari ya Marekani. "Wahamiaji walichunguzwa kwa mara ya kwanza chini ya sheria hii, na kuingia kwa mtu yeyote aliyehesabiwa kuwa ""mshtakiwa, wazimu, mjinga, au mtu asiyeweza kujitunza mwenyewe bila kuwa mzigo wa umma"" kilikatazwa." Tangu mwanzo wa Marekani, wahamiaji daima wamecheza jukumu muhimu. "Watu wengi wanaamini kwamba nchi hiyo ilijengwa kwa uhamiaji, iwe ili kuepuka mateso au vita; hata hivyo, Marekani, kama ilivyopita, imekuwa na matukio ambapo vikundi vya wahamiaji vimekuwa na masuala ya kuingizwa katika jamii, iwe ni kwa sababu ya wimbi la kisiasa linaloendesha taifa au kutokana na kushuka kwa uchumi. """ Kikundi kimoja ambacho kimekuwa kikipata ugumu huu wa kuingizwa katika jamii ni Wamexico ambao, tangu mwanzo wa miaka ya 1960, wamekuwa wakija kwa wingi ili kutoroka umaskini, ufisadi, na dawa za kulevya ambazo zinaenea sana nchini Mexico. "Kwa hivyo, ingawa Marekani ilianzishwa kwa uhamiaji, Marekani imekuwa na suala la uhamiaji unaokuja, bila shaka ni sababu ya msingi ya idadi yetu ya watu tofauti. """ Kuna mambo ambayo huchangia kitendo cha uhamiaji kutoka nchi ya asili ya mtu kwenda nchi ya kigeni. Sababu zinazochangia hii ni kupata maisha bora kwa familia ya mtu na kupata hali bora za maisha. Hadithi yangu ya uhamiaji ya familia inategemea tu hiyo. Hadithi yangu ya kibinafsi ya uhamiaji ni ya katikati ya miaka ya 1900. Sehemu ya familia yangu ilihamia nchi hii kama matokeo ya mpango wa bracero. Neno bracero laweza kufafanuliwa kuwa mfanyakazi wa mikono. "Mwandishi Schaefer anasema: ""Watu zaidi ya 80,000 wa Mexico waliingizwa kama braceros kukuza na kuvuna mazao." "Mzazi wa baba yangu wa baba yangu katika familia ya baba yangu alishiriki katika ""Leo,"" katika kesi nyingi, watu hawatumii muda mwingi kufikiria kwa nini jamii tunayoishi sasa ni jinsi ilivyo." Watu wengi kwa kweli wangeshangazwa na yote ambayo yametokea katika historia ya Marekani. "Wakimbizi wengi wamekuwa wakihusika na jamii ya Amerika leo, lakini moja ya njia kubwa zaidi ilikuwa njia ""Wahamiaji wa Kale"" na ""Wahamiaji Wapya"" walivyokuja Amerika mapema hadi katikati ya miaka ya 1800." "Wahamiaji wa zamani" waliorodheshwa kama wale waliokuja kabla ya 1860 na "Wahamiaji wapya" kuwa wale waliokuja kati ya 1865 na 1920. Wahamiaji walikuja Marekani, si kutafuta tu uhuru, bali pia elimu. Wahamiaji wengi pia walitaka kufuata dini yao bila kizuizi. Uhamiaji ni suala ambalo limesababisha majadiliano mengi kuhusu kwa nini watu huhamia kutoka nchi moja hadi nyingine, na pia jinsi inavyoathiri wahamiaji na nchi wanakokwenda. Uhamiaji ni harakati kutoka mahali pamoja hadi pengine ili kuishi huko kwa kudumu. Somo hili kwa kawaida limehusishwa na sosholojia ili kuelezea vizuri jinsi linavyoathiri watu, tamaduni na jamii. Sosholojia ina aina tatu za kufikiri ambazo hutumiwa kuelezea na kuchambua mada hii. Kuna aina tatu za kufikiri ambazo hutumiwa kuelezea na kuelezea uhamiaji kwa jamii: functionalist ya muundo, mwingiliano wa ishara, na nadharia ya migogoro. Kila moja ya nadharia hizi hutumia aina tofauti za kufikiri na busara kuelezea na kuelezea mada za kijamii. Sheria za uhamiaji nchini Marekani zimekuwa na maendeleo yasiyo ya usawa. Wakati wa ukoloni, kila koloni huru iliunda sheria zake za uhamiaji. Kama ilivyoelezwa katika makala <unk>U.S. Katika historia ya uhamiaji, jaribio la kwanza la kuhalalisha wageni lilikuwa kupitia Sheria ya Uhamiaji ya 1790. Mwaka 1882 sheria ya kutengwa kwa Wachina ilianzishwa ili kuzuia uhamiaji wa Wachina kutoka Marekani. Historia ya Uhamiaji <unk>). "Kama ilivyoelezwa katika makala iliyotajwa hapo juu, ""Sheria ya Uhamiaji ya 1924 iliweka kikomo cha idadi ya wahamiaji wanaoruhusiwa kuingia nchini, kulingana na utaifa wao, na Sheria ya Uhamiaji na Uraia ya 1952 ilisababisha kuundwa kwa Huduma ya Uhamiaji na Uraia.""" Shirika hilo lilisimamia mchakato wa uhamiaji wa wageni nchini Marekani hadi lilipokoma kuwepo tarehe 3 Machi 2003. Uamuzi wa kufungwa kwake ulikuja baada ya marekebisho makubwa kufuatia mashambulizi ya Septemba 11, sheria ya uhamiaji ya Marekani ni ngumu sana, na kuna kutokuwa na uhakika juu ya jinsi inafanya kazi. Sheria ya Uhamiaji na Naturalization (INA) inatoa kiwango cha kila mwaka cha uhamiaji wa kudumu wa 675,000 kwa nchi nzima, na tofauti fulani kwa wanafamilia wa karibu. Katika nchi nyingi za Ulaya, wahamiaji na wakimbizi wengi wanaishi katika hali ya kutaka kuishi maisha bora. Baadhi yao wanatoka katika maeneo yenye vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe au wengine wanateseka kiuchumi wakijaribu kutegemeza familia zao. Kwa kuwa wanajua kwamba wana hamu ya kutafuta maisha bora, chaguo bora ni kuhamia Marekani, nchi ya fursa. "Kama ilivyoelezwa hapo juu, ""Uhamiaji wa Marekani"" ni suala la idadi ya wahamiaji wanaofika nchini Marekani." Je, ni mahitaji gani ya kuhitimu kuwa raia wa kudumu wa Marekani? Kwa uchunguzi mwingi, mada hii imekuwa yenye kuvutia sana. "Hii ni kwa sababu makala hii ya gazeti maarufu la habari la Marekani, ""The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965"" ilichapishwa." "Anasema kuwa ""ililibuni mbinu mpya ya kuunganisha familia za wahamiaji na kuleta wafanyakazi wenye ujuzi nchini Marekani, ambayo ilibadilisha sana muundo wa nchi.""" "Sheria ya Uhamiaji" ilikuwa kama capsule ya kutolewa kwa wakati alisema. <unk>mwaka kwa mwaka, ilibadilisha Amerika kuwa Amerika tunayoujua leo<unk> (n.p.). Makala hii pia inaelezea kwa nini wahamiaji kuvunja sheria ya kuhamia Marekani. Nadhani makala hii ni muhimu katika utafiti wangu kwa sababu yeye anajadili ukweli muhimu kuhusu uhamiaji.