Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Goodman, Writing u.s. Immigration History on the Other Side of the World
This article is written by a doctoral student of American foreign relations and immigration policy who doing research in Cameroon, Africa. In 1990, just 3000 Cameroonian immigrants resided in the United States. Today the number has...
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Jewish Immigration, Popular Culture, the Comic Book
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using primary source documents students look at Jewish immigration to the United states, popular culture of the time and the birth of the comic book.
Read Works
Read Works: Immigration Famous Immigrants
[Free Registration/Login Required] A chart with information about several famous people who immigrated to the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
University of Minnesota
U Mn: Immigration, Demographic Change, and National Identity
This resource includes two documents: one is written by a senior Japanese immigration officer who discusses Japan's immigration policy options, and the other is written by a Harvard professor who questions the influence of Hispanic...
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Lacroix, the Transplantation of French Canada: A Challenge to Immigration
This article focuses on the migration of French Canadians into the New England area and the impact on the area and the Roman Catholic Church. By the Great Depression, nearly a million Canadians of French descent had settled in the United...
PBS
Pbs Lesson Plan:immigration 2004
PBS presents a lesson plan for teachers to use to educate students on immigration to the United States which is a major issue in the election of 2004. Students can take a practice citizenship test to see if they can pass.
Read Works
Read Works: Immigration
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about immigration in the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: United States Mexico Borderlands
This is a great site that talks about changes in the U.S.-Mexico border. It also discusses the meaning of the border, the people that live there, and border regions. Click "next" at the bottom of the page for more information on the...
Other
The Urban Institute: Immigration and Immigrants: Setting the Record Straight
This article provides comprehensive information on just about every aspect of immigration. Topics range from the number and origin of immigrants to laws and policies at all levels of the United States government. (Published in 1994)
Harvard University
Harvard Univ. Library: The Tide of Immigration: The Alien Contract Labor Law
This chapter from a 1916 book by Frank Julian Warne, titled The Tide of Immigration, outlines how the so-called native workers' jobs should be protected from the influx of immigrants. Read about the law that made it illegal for...
New York Public Library
The Great Migration: Two American Tales Lesson Plan: The Immigrants' Experiences
Part of an online exhibit that describes the experiences of migrants to the cities of the United States. Two American Tales asks students to compare and contrast the nearly contemporaneous experiences of European immigrants and...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 3: The Growing Republic
This extensive learning module examines how the United States' efforts to increase foreign trade, add new territory, and isolate itself from Europe affected its foreign policy and other initiatives. It investigates how advances in...
Other
Lower East Side Tenement Museum: The Immigrant Experience: History
A look at immigration policy in the United States from 1624 to 2000. This history is part of the Youth-Digital-Arts-in Residence program partnered with the Tenement Museum in New York City.
Other
The Peopling of America: Pre 1790 Settlers
This web page displays a chart and description of the immigrants into the United States before 1790.
Other
The Peopling of America: 1820 1880
This page displays a chart and description of the immigrants into the United States between 1820-1880.
Other
The Peopling of America: 1880 1930
This page displays a chart and description of the immigrants into the United States between 1880-1930.
Other
The Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation:the Peopling of America: 1930 1965
This page displays a chart and description of the immigrants into the United States between 1930-1965.
PBS
Pbs News Hours: Q&a: Calderon Visits u.s. With Security, Immigration in Mind
Shannon O'Neil, Latin American studies fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. answers questions posed by PBS about Mexico's President Felipe Calderon's visit to the United States. The Q & A covers a range of issues from...
Other
The Peopling of America: 1790 1820
This page displays a chart and description of the immigrants into the United States between 1790-1820.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: Immigration
This is a collection of 24 Grade-Leveled texts (5-11) on the topic of Immigration. Most Americans can trace their ancestry back to immigrants coming to the New World. Learn about America's history of immigration, particularly during the...
Institute for Policy Studies
Mr. Bush Goes to Mexico: Recommendations for Immigration Discussion
This article examines immigration issues between the United States and Mexico, with problems faced by both nations and the individuals themselves.
Migration Policy Institute
Migration Policy Institute: Rising Child Migration to the United States
A collection of articles about the number of unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Other
Discover Nikkei: Japanese Migration to the United States
A brief overview of the history of Japanese migration to the United States, from 1885 to the present, that also describes the reactions of Americans to Japanese immigrants. Details are presented on the issue of racism and how it led to...
Digital History
Digital History: Immigration Begins
The United States has always been a melting pot. Read about the vast increase in immigration from countries in northern Europe in the 1830s and 1840s due to famine, eviction from land, and political unrest. See where various immigrant...