PEAKS/WAVES OF IMMIGRATION
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from
http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Immigration/waves_of_immigration.html |
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The century following 1820
can be divided into 3 great periods of immigration, or "waves." These three
have immigrants coming from primarily three different regions. |
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1820-1860, Great Britain, Ireland,
and Western Germany. |
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1860-1890, The above countries
continued to provide, as well as Scandinavian Nations. |
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1890-1910, The majority was Austria,
Hungary, Italy, and Russia, up until World War 1. |
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From 1905 until 1914, an
average of more than a million aliens yearly entered the U.S. With the
outbreak of World War 1, the number declined sharply. In 1921 the number
again rose, but only for a short time until changing conditions in Europe as
well as new U.S. Laws governing immigration were established. |
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from Center for Immigration Studies,
http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0029/tab02.html |
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1910-1970, The majority of immigrants continued to come from
Europe. |
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1970-2000, The number of European immigrants since 1970 has
declined significantly while the number of immigrants from Latin America has
greatly increased. In 1990, 43% of new immigrants came from Latin America
and the Caribbean. |
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