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Children of Immigrants: Number and Share of All Children Under 18 - 0 views

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  • hseig13 on 18 Oct 13
     
    It makes sense that the number of children of immigrants continues over time. This is because the immigrant numbers continue to increase and the TFR for immigrants in the U.S. is most likely the same as the U.S. overall. This would cause the numbers to increase as the U.S. population increases.
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Foreign born from the Hurricane Katrina disaster areas, 2000 - 0 views

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  • Thomas Nicewicz on 17 Oct 13
     
    The amount of foreign born babies is relatively low with most counties having less than 1% of the babies being foreign born. This is most likely due to the hurricane which caused the area to not be an attract location for migrants.
  • Elina Wright on 17 Oct 13
     
    This makes sense because areas of natural disasters tend to be major push factors for migrants.
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US-born senior population in Mexico, 2000 - 1 views

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  • Jessica Wray on 17 Oct 13
     
    This map really confused me! I understand that Mexico has a climate that is attractive to elderly migrants...however, with the ongoing drug wars, why would migrants choose Mexico? Regions in the north and center display a higher percent of elderly migrants. I compared this map to one depicting homicides related to the drug wars. It appears that there a more homicides per 1,000 persons in the mid-North, which perhaps serves as a hub, with homicides decreasing from this central point.
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Migration Information Source - United Kingdom: A Reluctant Country of Immigration - 2 views

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      Katelyn Kopacko on 17 Oct 13
       
      The U.K. wasn't willing to let any other immigrants into the country to decrease the threat of a a possible attack from the U.S.S.R. This was during the  beginning of the Cold War, which could explain why they didn't want any outsiders in their country.
  • Katelyn Kopacko on 16 Oct 13
     
    The U.K. hasn't been willing to let in a lot of immigrants since world war 2. They made a policy that increased the strictness of how many people were allowed into the country.
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World Migration Map - UNITED KINGDOM - 1 views

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      Katelyn Kopacko on 17 Oct 13
       
      Most of the U.K. wasn't foreign born, but those that were are mainly from the major trading companies from other countries. The people would come from other countries in search of jobs, and would just stay and raise a family there.
  • Katelyn Kopacko on 16 Oct 13
     
    A lot of the immigrants that are born in the U.K. are form countries like India and other parts of Ireland that aren't part of the U.K.
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Total and Limited English Proficient Adults (Age 18 and Older) by US Citizenship Status... - 0 views

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  • Elina Wright on 17 Oct 13
     
    This data sheet was interesting because it shows the number of people who do not speak English well who live in the United States. It is weird that the number of people who were born in the USA that don't speak English well is still high. One would think that citizens would learn the country's language.
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Indian Immigrants in the United States - 1 views

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  • Kelly Gallick on 16 Oct 13
     
    Indian immigrants that reside in the US make up the third largest immigrant group in the nation. This is most likely because of the freedoms that Americans have that Indians don't usually have, plus the protection and job opportunities are equally attractive to migrants.
  • Brendan Wewer on 16 Oct 13
     
    I'm not surprised that there are so many Indian immigrants. The crisis at hand in India is the unstable rise in population. With this issue, many citizens are probably looking to leave the country if they have the chance.
  • Jessica Wray on 17 Oct 13
     
    It does seem that there is a rising Indian influence in the United States... I imagine they migrate primarily to large cities and/or states like California, a state with plentiful, arable land. This would make sense, as these conditions precipitate ample job opportunities. This is key, as the exploding population in India induces growing job scarcity, as Brendan touched on.
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Foreign Born in Hurricane Rita Area - 0 views

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  • Alexia Ometz on 16 Oct 13
     
    I think it is interesting how there were more foreign born immigrants on the western side of the disaster area of Hurricane Rita in the South.
  • Nathan Saphore on 17 Oct 13
     
    An explanation for why the west side of the disaster area has more foreign born immigrants could be because those areas are located close to a large city.
  • Thomas Nicewicz on 17 Oct 13
     
    It is interesting that most of the foreign born immigrants were born near the west. This is probably because the west suffered from less hurricane damage than the rest of the region, so migrants decided to move to the west.
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Top Ten Countries with the Largest Number of International Migrants (2010) - 2 views

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  • Jake Kurtz on 16 Oct 13
     
    In this map, it shows the top countries of immigrants. #1 is USA, which didn't really surprise me.... but the second was Russia, which puzzled me. Then I realized maybe the country looks more attractive to others now that the Soviet Union fell and Cominism with it. That may bring more people in, making it #2 in the world.
  • Liam Darr on 16 Oct 13
     
    That is interesting Jake! Another contributing factor may be that Russia has a lot of space for people to spread out and not be crowded.
  • Nathan Saphore on 17 Oct 13
     
    I was also puzzled Jake, because most of Russia has a harsh climate like Siberia. But there are also large cities located in the West that may be attractive.
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Global city migration map - 1 views

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  • Nicole Weenink on 16 Oct 13
     
    When looking at the map, I noticed that the United States has the most cities with one million or more foreign born residents. This makes sense because many people come to the United States for better opportunities. The US has job opportunities and good education. In Europe, there are only two cities with many foreign boron residents and I think that this is because London and Paris are two major cities and have many opportunities as well.
  • cmerris on 16 Oct 13
     
    The United States have many cities that hold foreign born immigrants. It is interesting that about 50% of the cities shown on the map are from the USA. I believe this is because of the economic success each of these cities have had in the past is key factor. Also how most of the cities are on the coast make them a prime target because it is easy to reach.
  • Liam Darr on 16 Oct 13
     
    In the map, it shows that many large cities in the U.S. have over a million foreign born residents. Large cities in most developed countries are in the same range, but interestingly cities in the middle east and the Arabian peninsula have over a million foreign born residents too. This may be because unstable and war-torn countries nearby have pushed people to more stable areas in the region.
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Ten states with the largest foreign-born population from Poland, 2000 - 0 views

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  • Mr. Reidy on 16 Oct 13
     
    Mexican immigrants appear to settle in CA the most. This may due to the situation of CA and Mexico and the amount of job opportunities involving agriculture.
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  • Bronte Lebo on 16 Oct 13
     
    The chart on this page shows the top ten states with the most people who immigrated here from Honduras. 18.7% of Honduranian immigrants live in Florida, which makes sense because Florida is a coastal state that is relatively close to Honduras in comparison to other US states.
  • Hayley Murdough on 16 Oct 13
     
    UK immigrants tend to settle in California the most. This could be in part to the cultural opportunities available and the wealth of the immigrants in the UK, not to mention jobs in technological corporations based in Silicon Valley.
  • Hayley Murdough on 16 Oct 13
     
    Once again, California leads the nation in immigrants, this time from Afghanistan. People may come to California for the plentiful job opportunities and the area of access: a coastline only a few hours east of the Middle East.
  • Jake Kurtz on 16 Oct 13
     
    The largest percentage of Polish are currently in Illinois. This may be due to the presence of the polish culture that these folks are attracted to, drawing them in. The second most is in New York. This is most likely due to the fact that many Polish migrate through NY and as Ravenstein says that many people settle near their entry and the farther you leave that point the less there are (paraphrased to what he said.)
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The foreign born from Asia in the West - 0 views

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  • Nathan Saphore on 17 Oct 13
     
    What surprised me was that most of the foreign born from Asia are located in California and the West in general. California has many job opportunities for people, but so do other industrialized states. I wonder why the West is so appealing to immigrants from Asia?
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South American Migrants - 1 views

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  • Brendan Wewer on 16 Oct 13
     
    The most South Americans are distributed on the East Coast, especially in New Jersey and New York. Another heavily distributed area with South Americans is southeast Florida. Ports in Florida are the closest in relative distance, so this may be a contributing factor to the heavy numbers of South Americans in southern Florida.
  • Elliott Bashore on 16 Oct 13
     
    Nice work B. South Americans will continue to come here in the future because there are others who are possibly from the same country or speak the same language.
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Migration Information Source - Australia's Boat People: Asylum Challenges and Two Decad... - 1 views

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  • The country has been criticized for avoiding its responsibilities under the United Nations refugee conventions by making it difficult for asylum seekers to claim refugee protection on Australian soil.
  • Because Australia is a signatory to the United Nations' 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, any person who falls within the convention's definition of a refugee is entitled to government protection.
  • Similarly, the number of asylum seekers awaiting a decision on whether they will be granted refugee status is relatively low compared to other countries.
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  • As with immigration in other countries, some politicians have argued that without strict policy, the country's shores would be inundated with asylum seekers — genuine and otherwise. Others contend that in addition to being saddled with the financial burden of having to process and provide for these claimants, the presence of more migrants would lead to an increase in crime.
  • Under the provisions of the Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 — which formed the basis of the “White Australia” policy — the government used dictation tests in a European language selected by immigration officers to limit the number of non-white migrants to Australia.
  • In the 1940s and 1950s, Australia welcomed more than 170,000 refugees, the largest groups being from Poland, Yugoslavia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. The Vietnam War led to the first significant increase in non-European refugees. From 1976 until 1986, some 94,000 refugees from Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam settled in Australia — with about 2,000 of those arriving by boat. In the 1980s and early 1990s, there was a clear demographic shift away from “typical” Western European asylum seekers in Australia.
  • Asylum in Australia came to international attention in August 2001 when a Norwegian freighter, the MV Tampa, rescued more than 400 Afghan asylum seekers whose vessel had sunk in the Indian Ocean as they attempted to reach Australia.
  • he court directed the government to consider re-establishing onshore asylum claim processing. Still, Prime Minister Gillard and her government vowed to continue with the Malaysian Solution.
  • First, the country has tried to limit the number of boat people claiming asylum by excising island territories from the migration zone, turning vessels around before they reach Australian territory, and disincentivizing Australia as a target destination through a policy of mandatory detention. And second, Australia has used extraterritorial processing centers in neighboring countries to avoid allowing asylum seekers to invoke their right to claim refugee protection in Australia.
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State Proportion of the Indian-Born Population in the United States - 1 views

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  • Mr. Reidy on 16 Oct 13
     
    Most Indian-Americans are born in the NYC metro area.
  • Olivia Moats on 16 Oct 13
     
    This does't surprise me that there are the most Indian born born people in New York because it is a major city which lots of jobs are available.
  • Brendan Wewer on 16 Oct 13
     
    The highest amounts of Indian born populations are located near major cities. The greatest amounts are in New York City, Washington DC, and Chicago. It was interesting to observe where these people congregate. The greatest numbers occur in the larger cities. New York City has the highest population because when they emigrated from India, they most likely first stopped in NYC. Most families probably stayed in the area.
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Change in the Number of Immigrants Residing in the United States by Decade, 1850 to 2010 - 1 views

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  • Danyelle Allen on 16 Oct 13
     
    This graph portrays the fluctuations in immigration to the United States, starting with 1850 until 2011. There is a dramatic decrease in immigration through the years 1930-1960, for these were the periods of the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War with Russia. In addition, there is a decreasing in immigration between the decades of 1990-2000 and 2000-2010 due to the U.S. recession.
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  • Nicole Weenink on 16 Oct 13
     
    I agree with the conclusion that not many people immigrated to the U.S. during the Great Depression since there were not many jobs and the economy wasn't doing well. I find it interesting that immigration increased by a lot in the years 1990-200. I wonder why that is.
  • Hayley Murdough on 16 Oct 13
     
    I question why immigration had not picked up in the 50's and 60's, when the wealth had picked up in the States. Had the depression hit other nations by then?
  • Kelly Gallick on 16 Oct 13
     
    I wonder why immigration was so low during WWII because you would think that Europeans would've wanted to get out of there as soon as possible to get away from the violence, and America would've been the perfect place to escape.
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Refugee, Amerasian, and "Entrant" Populations Admitted to the US - 1 views

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  • Isabella Silagyi on 16 Oct 13
     
    Most refugees, Amerasians, and entrant populations that are entering the country are coming from the (former) Soviet Union, Vietnam, and Cuba.
  • Alexia Ometz on 16 Oct 13
     
    I think that it is also interesting how refugees are coming from the Soviet Union, Vietnam, and Cuba. I would also add that it is interesting how the other countries don't play a more significant role.
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Foreign-Born Males per 100 Foreign-Born Females - 0 views

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  • Padraic Manning on 16 Oct 13
     
    This graph shows that as time has gone on, a larger amount of females than males have migrated to the United States. This is probably because less people later on less people have come for work than to escape from war and dangerous zones
  • Isabella Silagyi on 16 Oct 13
     
    The number of foreign-born males exceeded that of females up until the 1960s. It continues down and then eventually stabilizes till both are around the same number.
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