Immigration September 14, 2017

Immigration and Population Growth What two factors account for population growth? Natural increase (births over deaths) and net immigration Without immigration, the United States is Japan.

Immigration by Decade World War II What happened here?

Immigrant Population Most immigrants are in the country legally.

To qualify for refugee status, you must be able to show two things: You are unable or unwilling to return to your home country because you have been persecuted there in the past or have a well-founded fear that you will be persecuted if you go back. The reason you have been (or will be) persecuted is connected to one of five things: your race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or your political opinion. Immigrant Population

Origins of Immigrants

Do these figures reflect racial and religious animosities?

Mexicans in the United States More than 10 percent of the population of Mexico is living in the United States.

Distribution of Undocumented

Rate of Inflow Why did the inflow decrease in 2008-2009? The economic downturn reduced job opportunities in the United States.

Border Security The militarization of the southern border has had an unintended effect on unauthorized immigration. For decades, workers crossed back and forth over the southern border. When the United States cracked down on unauthorized immigration, foreign workers moved their families to the United States and stayed rather than risk capture and deportation.

Illegal Immigration is Family Immigration The Dreamers What do we call this group?

Deportations

Deportations Under Trump Are Down From January 20, 2017 to April 24, 2017, ICE removed 62,062 individuals, including 24,953 non-criminals. The same time period in 2016 saw 59,938 removals, including 23,571 non- criminals.

Arrests Under Trump Are Up In contrast with deportations, arrests of undocumented immigrants has risen in the first few months of the Trump administration. In the first two months since the inauguration, ICE arrested roughly one-third more people than in the previous year, and more than double the number of non-criminal immigrants than the previous year.

Agree or Disagree? Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “The growing number of newcomers threatens traditional American values.”

Donald Trump voters. Note the close division. Note the racial differences. Note the age difference Note the party division Who are these folks? Donald Trump voters.

Why? Is the cartoon ironic? Irony: The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. Why?

What We Have Learned How important is immigration to U.S. population growth? Has immigration to the United States increased, decreased, or held steady? What is the relative importance of legal residence, naturalized citizens, undocumented residents, and refugees in the foreign-born population? What are the most important countries of origin for immigrants? Have immigration patterns changed over the years? If so, how? How do attitudes about immigration vary among different groups of Americans?