1970 - 1980
1990-2000
2001-2010 (Post 9/11)
2011-2024
Final Jeopardy
100

What was the approximate number of immigrants coming to the United States during the 1970s?

10.3 million

100

How did global events affect the United States immigration? 

-9/11 made the rules stricter and caused the arrest of thousands. For Example

100

What did the Secure Fence Act of 2006 do?

Build a wire fence on the Mexican-U.S. border.

100

Characteristics of recent immigrant from 2011

Bringing new culture, higher education, undocumented 

200

Which countries were most of the immigrants coming from? 3 answers

Mexico

Cuba

Vietnam 


200

How much did the immigration number increase after the 1990 Immigration Act?

700,000

200

What did 9/11 do to Immigration Policy?

Make it stricter.

200

Impact of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Protection from deportation (for children)

300

What was one refugee policy made during this time? (1980)

Refugee Act of 1980

300

How did employment visas help the economy?

By getting more labourers into work 

300

How did 9/11 affect refugee applications?

Bush put a three-month stall on them/ stall them.

300

What is social medias influence on immigration? 

Misinformation and informing everyone

400

What ethnicities started coming to the United States more?

Asians

Latin America

400

Family immigration makes up 65% of what?

Immigration

400

How did 9/11 affect visas 

-Enhanced screenings

-Bio metrics 

400

Migration Pattern affects

Improved transportation, climate change, political instability going down, increased economic talk between countries.

500

What events encouraged the United States in 1970-1980?

Recent wars ending

Cuban refugees 

Jewish

500

What is the Diversity Visa Program (Green card lottery)?

Immigrants can come over from counties that don't come over often. 

500

What was public preception of immigrants after 9/11?

All muslims are terriost and worst sterotypes.

500
What is the average time do get an employment based green card?

7.5 months.

500

What is 9235 times 0.2

1847 (Highest year of Immigration in the United States

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