THE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION ACT OF 1965: The Making of Modern American Society

1. THE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION ACT OF 1965: The Making of Modern American Society Graphs, Charts & Maps of Foreign-Born Population (1790-2008) Teaching American History Project, 2010 Portland State University and the Beaverton School District

7. Immigrants Admitted to the United States by Period (1820-2008)

10. Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 1860 (as a percent of total population, by county)

11. Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 1880 (as a percent of total population, by county)

12. Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 1900 (as a percent of total population, by county)

13. Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 1940 (as a percent of total population, by county)

14. Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 1970 (as a percent of total population, by county)

15. Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 2000 (as a percent of total population, by county)

16. Foreign-Born Population in the United States (as a percent of total population, by county) 1860 1880 1900 1940 1970 2000 Source: U.S. Census

17. Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 1860 (total population by county)

18. Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 1880 (total population by county)

19. Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 1900 (total population by county)

20. Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 1940 (total population by county)

21. Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 1970 (total population by county)

22. Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 2000 (total population by county)

23. Total Foreign-Born Population in the United States (by county) 1860 1880 1900 1940 2000 1970 Source: U.S. Census

25. Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Region of Origin (data table) Western Europe: Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom (including Wales and Scotland) Eastern/Mediterranean Europe: Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia, Yugoslavia, Other Europe SE Asia/Middle East: India, Iran, Palestine/Israel, Jordan, Korea, Philippines, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, Vietnam, Other Asia Other Americas: Central America, South America & Caribbean Oceana: Australia, New Zealand, Micronesia, Polynesia, Indonesia Note: On the table, other includes Oceana and Not-Specified. Source: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Statistical Yearbook (2008). KEY IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION: Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) Immigration Act of 1891 (Immigration Service established) National Origin Quota Act of 1924 Refugee Act of 1942 Displaced Persons Act of 1948 Immigration Act of 1952 Immigration Act of 1965 (Hart-Cellar Act) Immigration Control Act of 1986 (amnesty provisions for illegal aliens) Immigration Act of 1990 (diversity provisions – lottery) Department of Homeland Security (established 2002)

26. Foreign-Born Population in the United States by county (1860)

27. Foreign-Born Population in the United States by county (1880)

28. Foreign-Born Population in the United States by county (1900)

29. Foreign-Born Population in the United States by county (1940)

30. Foreign-Born Population in the United States by county (1970)

31. Foreign-Born Population in the United States by county (2000)