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1 million European immagrants came to the US
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The US first permanent settlers came to Jamestown, VA
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US gains Inpendance from Britain
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African slave trade was legalized, forcing african american migration.
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90% of migrants prior to 1840 come from Great Britain
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Annual Immigration jumped from 20,000 to more than 200,000.
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The US civil war began (1861-1865)
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Emigration to the US from Western Europe declined during the Civil War.
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Nearly a million people immigrated to the US, coinciding with the Industrial Revolution
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Immigration Reform and Control Act Established
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Mexico passed Germany in sending the most immigrants to the US ever
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6.3 million males, 4.1 million females, and 1.5 million children arrived in US without legal documents
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About 8.3 million of the 11.9 unauthorized immigrants were employed
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more than 50,000 immagrants came from Mexico to California
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between 10,000 and 50,000 came from China to New York
