Facts About American Immigration

by Franck, Irene M.; Brownstone, David

• ISBN13: 9780824209599
• ISBN10: 0824209591
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Hw Wilson Co

Summary

Provides information and statistics about American immigration covering emigration from Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania, from the earliest days to the present time.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	ix
List of Graphs	xix
Preface	xxix
Immigration	1	(92)
An Overview	2	(45)
Immigration Restrictions	47	(6)
The Journey	53	(20)
Native Americans and Immigration	73	(6)
Chronology of Immigration	79	(14)
Immigration from Europe	93	(226)
Introduction	94	(1)
Immigrants from Britain	95	(14)
Immigrants from Ireland	109	(14)
Immigrants from Spain	123	(6)
Immigrants from Portugal	129	(6)
Immigrants from Germany	135	(16)
Immigrants from France	151	(8)
Immigrants from the Netherlands	159	(6)
Immigrants from Scandinavia	165	(20)
Immigrants from Belgium	185	(6)
Immigrants from Switzerland	191	(4)
Immigrants from Austria	195	(12)
Immigrants from Italy	207	(14)
Immigrants from Greece	221	(8)
Immigrants from Hungary	229	(8)
Immigrants from Poland	237	(14)
Immigrants from the Czech Republic and Slovakia	251	(8)
Immigrants from the Yugoslav (South Slav) States	259	(12)
Immigrants from Romania	271	(6)
Immigrants from Russia and the Commonwealth States	277	(14)
Immigrants from the Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania	291	(6)
Jewish Immigrants	297	(16)
General European Immigration Statistics	313	(6)
Immigration from Africa	319	(44)
Introduction	320	(1)
The Slave Trade	321	(6)
Immigrants from Egypt	327	(4)
Immigrants from Ethiopia	331	(4)
Other Immigrants from Africa	335	(20)
General African Immigration Statistics	355	(8)
Immigration from Asia	363	(118)
Introduction	364	(1)
Immigrants from China	365	(16)
Immigrants from Japan	381	(10)
Immigrants from Korea	391	(6)
Immigrants from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos	397	(10)
Immigrants from the Philippines	407	(6)
Immigrants from Thailand	413	(4)
Immigrants from India	417	(8)
Immigrants from Pakistan	425	(4)
Immigrants from Bangladesh	429	(4)
Immigrants from Turkey	433	(6)
Immigrants from Lebanon	439	(4)
Immigrants from Syria	443	(4)
Immigrants from Jordan	447	(4)
Immigrants from Iran	451	(4)
Immigrants from Iraq	455	(4)
Other Immigrants from Asia	459	(16)
General Asian Immigration Statistics	475	(4)
General Asian Immigration Resources	479	(2)
Immigration from the Americas	481	(154)
Introduction	482	(1)
Immigrants from Canada	483	(8)
Immigrants from Mexico	491	(12)
Immigrants from Cuba	503	(10)
Immigrants from Haiti	513	(8)
Immigrants from the Dominican Republic	521	(6)
Immigrants from Jamaica	527	(6)
Immigrants from the Bahamas	533	(4)
Immigrants from Barbados	537	(4)
Immigrants from the Leeward Islands	541	(6)
Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago	547	(2)
Immigrants from the Windward Islands	549	(10)
Immigrants from El Salvador	559	(4)
Immigrants from Guatemala	563	(6)
Immigrants from Guyana	569	(4)
Immigrants from Nicaragua	573	(4)
Immigrants from Honduras	577	(4)
Immigrants from Belize	581	(2)
Immigrants from Argentina	583	(4)
Immigrants from Brazil	587	(4)
Immigrants from Colombia	591	(4)
Immigrants from Ecuador	595	(4)
Immigrants from Peru	599	(4)
Immigrants from Bolivia	603	(4)
Immigrants from Chile	607	(4)
Immigrants from Venezuela	611	(2)
Other Immigrants from the Americas	613	(6)
General Immigration Statistics for the Americas	619	(13)
General Immigration Resources for the Americas	632	(3)
Immigration from Oceania	635	(22)
Introduction	636	(1)
Immigrants from Australia and New Zealand	637	(11)
Other Immigrants from Oceania	648	(4)
General Immigration Statistics for Oceania	652	(5)
Annual Immigration Statistics	657	(58)
Annual Immigration Statistics Introduction	658	(26)
General Notes on Immigration Statistics	684	(31)
Appendixes	715	(53)
Appendix A: General Immigration Resources	716	(7)
Appendix B: Immigration and Naturalization Legislation	723	(26)
Appendix C: Estimates of Emigration and Illegals	749	(7)
Appendix D: Tips on Genealogy	756	(6)
Appendix E: National Archives and Records Administration	762	(4)
Appendix F: Guide to the Soundex System	766	(2)
Glossary of Immigration Terms	768	(13)
Index	781