1. America Compared
IMMIGRANTS & CITIES

2. Immigrants & Cities
 Patterns of Transatlantic Migrations
 1846 – 1924: 55 millions European migrants, 60% of which
settled in the United States
 The shift from sail to steam boats helped increase the influx of
migrants across the Atlantic
 Migrants sought better opportunities, of which the United
States was rich, i.e. farmland, factory, or construction jobs, to
name a few
 Repatriation: an average of 40% - 50% of immigrants
eventually returned to their homeland

3. Immigrants & Cities
 Immigration to the U.S. in Comparative Perspective
 6x the number of migrants came to the United States as
opposed to Argentina
 Migration to the United States came from more places than did
migration to Argentina, Brazil, or Canada
 By 1914, the United States had become the principal New
World receiver of urban-industrial, labor-seeking migrants
 Migration was substantially different among groups, i.e.
blacks, Irish, men & women