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Title: American Immigration


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American Immigration
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Visa
  • Specialists H1b Visa
  • Agriculture seasonalworkers H2a Visa
  • Seasonalworkers for other branches L2b
  • Firm Visa L1
  • Exchange of specialists J1
  • Internship B1, J1, L1
  • Greencard

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Greencard
  • 50.000 work permits given out by lottery system
    annually
  • Greencard permits to work and live in USA
  • Limitless living in USA
  • Finished education or school
  • After 3 years demand on USA-citizen ship

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Reasons for Immigration
  • In the past
  • -political or religious persecution
  • -Pilgrim fathers wanted to achieve religious
    ideal
  • -love of adventure
  • - as slaves
  • -economical reasons

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Numbers of Immigrants
  • 1848-1854 Gold rush in California
  • 1861-1865 Civil war? almost no Immigrants
  • 1880-1910 antisemitism in Russia ?many immigrants
  • 1914-1918 1st WorldWar
  • 1936-1945 2nd WorldWar, immigration of ethnic
    minorities
  • 2005 real ID Act of 2005 Stricter laws for
    political asylum and habeas corpus

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Number of Immigrants
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Illegal Immigrants
  • About 5 million (total)
  • rising annually about 275.000

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Sanctions of Government
  • American Wall
  • - hightech scan with sonar and radar
  • - fences on the border
  • - infrared sensors
  • - armed militmens

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Culture
  • All immigrants brought their holidays e.g.
  • Christmas (European Christians)
  • Kuvansca from African Immigrants
  • Hannukah (Jewish immigrants)
  • Streetfestivals on 5 May from Hispanic Immigrants
    (Cinco de Mayo)
  • News, magazines and radio broadcasts in English
    and Spanish

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Sources
  • http//www.usimmigrationsupport.org/
  • http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_Un
    ited_States
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