1.1. nearly 23.5 million arrive mainly from Southern and Eastern Europe
1.2. The land of freedom
2. Ellis Island
2.1. The baggage room
2.2. The stairs to the registry room
2.3. The registry room or great hall
3. The medical exam
4. The Legal Inspection
5. The staircase of separation
6. The melting pot
6.1. metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous
7. The salad bowl
7.1. each culture keeps its own distinct qualities
8. Illegal immigration
8.1. about 8.7 million immigrants were in the country illegally. Most new immigrants, both legal and illegal, were Hispanics from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America
9. 1820-1870 : second big immigrant wave
9.1. about 7.5 million arrive, mainly from northern and western Europe
9.2. 1840 the great potato famine in Ireland
9.3. The Gold rush
9.4. The land of opportunity
10. 1609-1775:First big immigrant wave
10.1. Europeans, mostly English
10.2. The Pilgrim Fathers : persecuted , had to leave England, on the Mayflower 1620
10.3. The Promised Land
11. Immigration laws in the 1920s: The open door closes
11.1. Emergency quota act of 3% for each nationality living in the USA (up to 1890 immigrants from Northen and Southern Europe)
11.2. The 1924 Immigration Act reduced percentage to 2% enter each year (the 1890 census)
12. After 1965 :The fourth immigration wave
12.1. End of quotas based on nationality
12.2. Approximately 30 million legal immigrants
12.3. Mainly from South America
13. Distribution of U.S. Population by Race/Ethnicity, 2010
13.1. Total U.S. Population of 308.7 million with a majority of White/Non Hispanic, Hispanic and Black/Non Hispanic
