St Joseph High School presents immigration

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1. You are BORN in the U.S.
2. You are born to a U.S.
citizen parent or your parent
became a citizen before you
turned 18
3. You are adopted by a U.S.
citizen (Child Citizenship Act
of 2000)
4. You are naturalized (more
about this process later)

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Unemployment
Persecution
War
Poor education
Civil unrest
Economic hardship

5. Financially Secured Future
High Standard of Living
Start of a Series
Education
Political Reasons
Rejoining family
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6. ILLEGAL
• For unskilled jobs U.S. workers
won’t take them and Illegal
immigrants will work more cheaply
• May come over to give birth to
their children so that they are
considered US citizens and gain
the benefits
• Desire to escape civil war or
repression in the country of origin.
• Some people forced into sexual
slavery
• Come over illegally in the drug
trade
• Can’t pass the citizenship test
LEGAL
• Come here legally because they are
already skilled in their field of work
and can earn more money
• Come to gain their children as well
as their own American citezenship
• Come here to escape poor
conditions in their own country
• Ensure safety and a better socio-
economical status
• Have no problems to study for the
citizenship test
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• Antebellum 1840-1860
• Largely northern European, especially England, Ireland
and Germany—approx. 4.5 million
•1900-1920
• Largely Southern and Eastern European, including
Polish and Russian Jews, Italian, Greek—approx. 14.5
million
• Late 19th – 20th Century
Asian immigrants in the in much fewer numbers (for
example, Chinese immigrants built US railroads)

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For many Italian immigrants, migration
to the United States could not be
interpreted as a rejection of Italy.
In reality, it was a defense of the Italian
way of life, for the money sent home
helped to preserve the traditional
order.
Rather than seeking permanent
homes, they desired an opportunity to
work for a living, hoping to save
enough money to return to a better life
in the country of their birth.

12. Hammonton was settled by William Coffin in 1812. The influx of
Italian immigrants, many from one town of Gesso, Sicily,
supported the agrarian base with hard work and a family
atmosphere.
As a matter of fact, according to the latest U.S. census,
Hammonton is the U.S. municipality with the largest
concentration of Italians.
More than 54 percent of Hammonton’s 12,604 residents call
themselves Italian.
That’s the largest concentration of any place in the nation with
more than 1,000 people, just ahead of Johnston, Rhode Island;
East Haven, Connecticut; Rosetto, Pennsylvania; and Frankfort,
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13. Side #1 Side #2
“Close the Borders” 1 “Welcome to America”
Deport all of those in
the country illegally 2
Help grant illegal aliens in
America full citizenship
Decree the amount of
immigrants allowed per year 3
Increase the amount of
immigrants allowed per year
Strengthen border
security 4
Modestly increase
border security
Limit temporary visas
into the United States 5
Allow foreigners to gain a temporary
work/education visa

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15. * Write articles for your school or community newspaper about the
immigration issue.
* Advocate by sending letters to legislators about current immigration
issues.
* Reach out to refugees and immigrants in your local area.
* Befriend a newcomer at your school.
* Increase awareness of refugee and immigrant issues.
* Form a club in your school with others interested in these issues.
* Raise money, or do a food/clothing drive for a local or national
organization that serves immigrants and refugees.
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