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Overview of Immigration in the United States

Immigration by Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection
Publication Date: 2019
Defines immigration and briefly discusses the motivations and impact it has, historical immigration in the U.S., and immigration issues.
Immigration by Michelson, M. R.
Publication Date: 2017
From Encyclopedia of American Government and Civics, discusses history of immigration and its legislation in the United States.
Immigration and the American Dream by Gale Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection
Publication Date: 2020
Though the concept of the American Dream means different things to different people, the idea that an immigrant can succeed in the United States if they work hard has become a common component of many definitions of the American Dream.
Immigration: Topic Page by Anheier, H. K., & Anheier.,
Publication Date: 2012
Encyclopedia of Global Studies. brief explanation of the statistics and waves of immigration, as well as the economics, legal issues, and impact associated with it.

Changing Patterns: Immigration & Population Growth in the U.S. - Slide Show

Two Centuries of U.S. Immigration

Click on map to see interactive visualization of the 79 million people and the countries they came from, who emigrated to the United States 1820 - 2013.

Source: Immigration data: Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Immigration Statistics. The data used for the map is “persons obtaining lawful permanent resident status,” which does not include illegal immigration or, people brought to the U.S. as slaves (“forced immigration"). From .Metrocosm website