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1、ANationofImmigrantsTheNativeAmerican1942ChristopherColumbusOpeningOfTheNewSeaRoutetheNewWorldIndiansQuestionFourhundredyearsago,theonlypeopleinAmericawereindigenousnativeAmericans.Howdidallthosewhitepeople,Asians,etc.getthere?Theansweris:They,ortheirancestors,immigratedfromsomewhereelse.T
2、heCompositionofU.SPopulation,2007RacePopulation(million)PercentoftotalSinglerace292.697.9white221.474.1AfricanAmerican37.012.4NativeAmerican2.40.8Asian13.04.3Other18.96.3Multi-racial6.12.1Hispanic44.014.7AmericaisaNationofImmigrants orDescendantsofImmigrantsFromearly1600stothepresent,42mi
3、llionimmigrantsenteredtheU.S.LargestmassmigrationinrecordedhistoryTheycamemostlyfromEurope,butalsofromAsiaandMexico,aswellasotherplacesWhydidPeopleCometoAmerica?Famines,war,persecution,lackofjobs,etc.intheirhomecountriesAvailabilityoflandinAmericatostartanewlifeSeekingemploymentandotherop
4、portunitiesFirstImmigrationWave afterU.S.wasFormed1815–1860FivemillionpeopleenteredtheU.S.CamemostlyfromnorthernEuropeandGreatBritainCropfailuresinEuropeIrishPotatoFamineOverpopulationinNorway1848-1849ThefailureofGermanConfederation'sRevolutionGerman1861-1864TheCivilWarinU.S.Aehancethemil
5、itarystrength1820-1870JewswereoppressedinEuropeJewishAmericans5,000,000NewYorkstate,California,Florida1619-180850thousandAfricansweresoldtotheAmericaasslavesUnwillingImmigrantsChinese,theearliestAsianImmigrants,cametoAmericain17851848TheCaliforniagoldrushChinesecrossedthePacifictobeminers
6、WheretheChineseliveintheU.S.2000OutstandingChinese-AmericanSecondImmigrationWave1880-19179millionpeopleimmigratedCamelargelyfromEasternEuropeandAsia.Mexicanrevolutionin1910causedthousandsofMexicans(Hispanics)toimmigratetoU.S.Aforseekingjobs.Benefits:IncresethemanpowerUrbanizationCommunica
7、tionbetweendistinctracesGlobalizationIllegalImmigrationinU.S.AMexicansarethemainforceHarm:occupytheeducational,medicalresourcesincreasetheriskofbeingattackedbytheterroristsNewPhenomenonsOfChineseImmigratingtoU.S.A1.ThepopularityofInvestmentImmigrantionProgramMostimm
