Migration Case Study Flashcards
What years were the quotas raised and what percentage were they raised by?
1990 and the quotas were raised by 40%
An act was passed to limit the amount of immigrants in what year? How many immigrants were allowed in from the Western Hemisphere and the eastern hemisphere?
The act was in 1965
120,000 immigrants were allowed in from the Western Hemisphere and 170,000 from the eastern.
How many people arrived between 1991 and 1996?
Why was there racial tension?
Over 5 million
The tension was caused as many people believed jobs etc were being taken
In 1995 what was the % of immigration and where did they migrate to?
55% to California! New York, Florida and Texas
What was the immigration due to?
- location of existing immigrant communities
- the availability in employment
- the land borders
- the way they are hyped up abroad -bright lights etc
In 1997 what % of the population of California were foreign. What was the % in LA.
25% of population in California was foreign. In LA it was 40%
How many people migrated in the 1990s?
2.5 to 4 million
How many came over from Mexico each year?
Over 1 million
How many people came over from the Mexico border each day?
Over 800,000
In 2001 how many 2 way crossings took place?
300 million
How many pedestrian crossings?
19 million
How many immigrants were caught at the border in 2000
1.6 million immigrants were caught
In 2001 how many 2 way crossings took place?
.In 2001 there were 300 million 2 way crossings
How many pedestrian crossings were there?
19 million
How many immigrants were caught at the border in 2000?
1.6 million
