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History of Immigration to the U.S
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The Colonial Era
Which marked the begining of the largest immigration of people from Europe -
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Slavery
forced immigration due to slavery -
California Gold Rush
California gold rush, 25,000 Chinese immigrated there in early 1850s. -
Silver Rush in Tombstone Arizona
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Copper Boom in Arizona
lead to an increase in settlers to Arizona -
Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880
caused a large increase in Chinease population in Arizona -
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
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Immigration Act of 1924
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Retirment communities
retirees attracted to the warm weather and low cost of living also helped increase the migration to Arizona -
Cuban Refugees
during the communist revolution in Cuba in 1959, hundreds of thousands of refugees -
Hart-Celler Act in 1965
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Central Arizona Project
Provides water supply to Arizona further allowing population growth -
Immigration Act of 1990
created to reduce illegal immigration -
1892 opening of Ellis Island
immigration port