Migration: Key Issue 2 Where Are Migrants Distributed?

Rubenstein, pp. 88-96 GLOBAL MIGRATION PATTERNS 1(a) What regions have net out-migration? Undeveloped region, for example Africa (b) What regions have net in-migration? Developed region, for example Europe (c) Where are the three largest flows of migrants? From Asia to North America, from Asia to Europe, and from Latin America to Europe (d) What is the overall global pattern? People in a low developed country are likely to migrate to a high-developed country (e) What region has the highest percentage of immigrants? Why this region? Due to the business related to oil, more people would migrate to the Middle East region. U.S. IMMIGRATION PATTERNS 2a. Finish this statement: The worlds third most populous country (the US) is inhabited overwhelmingly by Direct descendants of immigrants. 2b. Regardless of the region of origin, the reason for migration to the United States has generally been the same in the last 150 years. What is that primary reason? Population growth in their country creates competition, which limit their job opportunity. As a result, people leave their own country to find a better job opportunity.

3. Annotate the graph below from your reading of pages 89 to 92. Be sure to label all peaks and valleys (as indicated by arrows) with critical events that influenced immigration. Add additional notes as necessary.

Late 1700 1840: African migrate to US as slaves, 90 percent of immigrants came from Great Britain 1850s to 1850s : More Irish and Germans immigrate to US because of economic and politics push factor in Germany 1870s : Emigration from western Europe decline because of U.S. civil war in 1861 1880s: Immigration increased to 1.5 million per year. (Swedes, Norwegians) 1900-1914: almost 1 million immigrate to U.S.. (2/3 from Southern and Eastern Europe)

1930s, 1940s : Less immigration because of WWII and Great depression 1950: More than 3/4 immigrants came from Latin America and Asia 1990s : Most of the immigrants came from Latin America and Mexico

Read Recent Immigration from Less Developed Regions (pp. 92-3) and answer the following questions: 4. During the 19 century and first half of the 20 century, how many Asian immigrated to the US? ______One_million_______ How many Asians immigrated to the US during the last quarter of the 20 century? ________________600,000 people_______

5. What were the FOUR countries which sent the most immigrants from Asia in recent years? China, India and Philippines 6. In what years did immigration from Latin American explode and peak? 1990s 7. What three Latin American countries send the most immigrants to the US in the last 25 Years? Mexico, Cuba and Haiti 8. In what stage of the Demographic Transition are most countries that send immigrants? Stage 2 9. Although the reasons people leave their countries to immigrate to the US have not changed over time, what has changed here in the US? The patterns of immigration changed from Europe to Asia and Latin America IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION ON THE UNITED STATES 10. Complete the table regarding below. European Immigration

What were some of the causes of European immigration to the United States? Due to the high NIR there were not enough resources.

What were some of the effects of European immigration to the United States? European's languages, art, music, literature, philosophy, and ethics spread to America and can be seen today.

11. What are undocumented immigrants?

People who enter the country without proper documents 12. Where do most undocumented immigrants to the US come from? Mexico 13. Which two groups did the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act try to help, and how? (a) Mexican and immigrants from Latin America (b) Make visas for people who entered U.S. without legal document 14. Define chain migration.

Migration to specific location due to relatives or people with the same nationality who migrated to the same place before