European Waves
The next period, called the first wave of immigration, was from 1680 to about 1776 where Scots-Irish and Germans were the major immigrant groups. After, the War of Independence, there was not much immigration until 1820.
Asian and Latin America Waves
The United States is now experiencing the fourth wave of immigration which is a mixture of Asians (Koreans, Vietnamese, Cambodians, Chinese and Japanese,) and Hispanics, people who speak Spanish
n thirty years, it is predicted that Hispanics, and Mexican-Americans will be the largest ethnic group in California, including whites