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Selective Immigration

Selective Immigration. Quota Laws. Quotas are a number limit. Since 1921 the U.S. has had quota laws for immigration, originally designed to favor Europeans. At first there were quotas for individual countries, then by hemisphere, and now it is just a total number (620,000)

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Selective Immigration

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  1. Selective Immigration

  2. Quota Laws • Quotas are a number limit. • Since 1921 the U.S. has had quota laws for immigration, originally designed to favor Europeans. • At first there were quotas for individual countries, then by hemisphere, and now it is just a total number (620,000) • Refugees and relatives of citizens don’t count.

  3. Question • Should refugees and/or relatives count toward the quotas? Why or why not?

  4. Guest Workers • Immigrants who are allowed to come for temporary work are called guest workers. • These used to be called time-contract workers in the 1800s: work for a specific time and then leave, but many ended up staying. • Western Europe and the Middle East use these policies often.

  5. Question? • Complete the following bridge map

  6. Refugees • Refugees seeking safety often are allowed into a country under laws that allow people asylum (safety). • Top areas: Subsaharan Africa • North Africa and Southwest Asia • South Asia • Southeast Asia • Europe • Columbia

  7. Cultural Issues • Brain drain: many poor countries lose their smartest and most talented people to U.S. and Europe. • U.S. has often been discriminatory towards immigrants. • Europe does little to help guest workers since they’re seen as temporary. • In both areas, laws recently have been passed to make it more difficult for immigrants to get jobs and social services. • In both areas, immigrants have rioted out of frustration.

  8. Summary • Create a double bubble map that compares guest worker system to quotas.

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