1.
IMMIGRATION
What is Immigration ?
 Moving to a new country to live
there permanently.
 Immigration is the movement of
people into a country to which they
are not native in order to settle
there, especially as permanent
residence or future
citizens.Immigrants are motivated
to leave their native countries.
Why people have immigrated ?
 Political freedom
 Religious tolerance
 Economic opportunities
 Political refugees
 Freedom
 Forced Immigration (slavery)
 Family reunification
 Natural disaster

2.
HISTORY OF
IMMIGRATION in USA
 Naturalization Act of 1790: Stipulated that &
quot,any alien, being a free white person, may be
admitted to become a citizen of the United States &
quot.
 1875: Supreme Court declared that regulation of US
immigration is the responsibility of the Federal
Government.
 1882-1889 The Chinese Exclusion Act: Prohibited
certain labourers from immigrating to the United
States.
 1891-1903: The Federal Government assumed the
task of inspecting, admitting, rejecting, and
processing all immigrants seeking admission to the
U.S.
 1917 - 1924: A series of laws were enacted to further
limit the number of new immigrants.
 1924-1944 : The Alien Registration Act: Required all
aliens (non-U.S. citizens) within the United States to
register with the Government and receive an Alien
Registration Receipt Card.
 1952 Act: Established the modern day US
immigration system. It created a quota system which
imposes limits on a per-country basis.
 1976-1980 Act: Eliminated preferential treatment for
residents of the Western Hemisphere.
 1986 Act : Focused on curtailing illegal US
immigration. It legalized hundred of thousands of
illegal immigrants.
 USA Patriot Act 2001: Uniting and
Strengthening America by providing
appropriate tools required to intercept and
obstruct terrorism.
 Creation of the USCIS 2003: As of March 1,
2003, the US immigration and Naturalization
Service (INS) becomes part of the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS).

3.
Legal U.S. Immigration History
• (Late 1800-Early 1900) Northern Europeans:
– Ireland, Sweden, Germany, Norway
• (Late 1900-Early 1930) Eastern Europeans:
Russians, Jews, Polish.
• (1930-1940) Southern Europeans: Italians, Greeks,
Turks.
• (1940) Holocaust Victims.
• (1940-1960) Asian: India,Middle East,South Asian
• (1960-1970) Vietnam War Refugees.
• (1980-Present ) Mexican, Central/Middle
Americans, Somalians

4.
Who are immigrants?
• Top Ten Countries Immigrate to
U.S. (2009):
– Mexico 7.03 million
– El Salvador 570 thousand
– Guatemala 430 thousand
– Philippines 300 thousand
– Honduras 300 thousand
– Korea 240 thousand
– China 220 thousand
– Brazil 180 thousand
– Ecuador 170 thousand
– India 160 thousand
1950s: 2.5 million
1960s: 3.3 million
1970s: 4.5 million
1980s: 7.3 million
1990s: 9.1 million – biggest decade
Rise in # of legal
immigrants

5.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS in
USA
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CA TX IL FL NY "Rest"
Where Illegal Immigrants
Live

6.
Bangladesh US Immigration Discussion

7.
 Immigration to the United States
from Bangladesh grew slowly but
steadily from the 1970s-80s.
 Since the 1970s, thousands of
Bangladeshis were able to legally
migrate to the USA through the
Diversity Visa Program/ lottery.
 During the late 1970s, some
Bangladeshis moved from New York
City to Detroit
 The Los Angeles Bangladesh
Association was created in 1971, and
there were 500 members of the Texas
Bangladesh Association in 1997
 The Bangladeshi population in
Dallas was 5,000 people in 1997
 The 2000 census undertaken by the
Census Bureau listed 57,412 people
identifying themselves as having
Bangladeshi origin.
 Almost 40% of Bangladeshis over the
age of 25 had at least a Bachelor's
degree as compared to less than 25%
of the United States population.
 0.16% of U.S. Population (2014)
 The majority of Bangladeshi
immigrants are between 10–39
years of age; 62% are men. Mainly
men immigrated due to
employment opportunity
differences. Approximately 50% of
men and 60% of women are
married upon arrival to the United
States
History Statistics

8.
Percent of Population Who are Foreign-
Born in US (2007-2009)

9.
Why Bangladeshi Coming to USA ?
• Momentum & Recognition.
• Study.
• Career Opportunities.
• Escape Poverty.
• Different life.
• Perpetual Whiners.
• Leave a sorrowful past & start a
new life.
• Political refugees.
• Natural disaster.

10.
Successful Bangladeshi in USA
 Arianna Afsar is a former Miss California and
placed in the Top 10 of the 2011 Miss America
pageant.
 Saif Ahmad - World Series of Poker winner
 Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman - city
councilman, Paterson,New Jersey.
 Mir Masoom Ali - George and Frances Ball
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of
Statistics Ball State University
 Hansen Clarke - U.S. Congressman and
former Michigan State Senator.
 Maqsudul Alam - Scientist and professor.
Maqsudul Alam achieved three milestones in
genomics - sequencing the genomes of
papaya, rubber plants and jute.
 Jawed Karim - co-founder of YouTube and
lead technical architect of PayPal. including
its real-time anti-fraud system, were also
designed and implemented by Karim.
 Sezan Mahmud - Nationally awarded writer
of Bengali literature, lyricist, columnist and
Medical scientist. Associate Professor of
Public Health, Florida A & M University,
Clinical Research Faculty, Florida State
University.
 Fazle Hussain - is a Cullen Distinguished
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Physics,
and Geosciences at the University of
Houston.
 Paromita Mitra, Actress and Winner of 2013
Miss Mississippi USA
 Sumaya Kazi, founder of Sumazi, was
recognized by BusinessWeek as one of
America's Best Young Entrepreneurs.
and Many More.....

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