Immigration

Immigration Timeline

By JakinoCaptor

  • Andrew Carnegie Immigrates.

    Andrew Carnegie Immigrates.
    (Date above is an approximation, but the year is correct)
    Later becoming an industrial giant that was the face of "Carnegie Steel", Carnegie's Scottish family emigrates to find work.

  • Anti-Immigration Sentiments Grow.

    Anti-Immigration Sentiments Grow.
    (Approximate Date, also this image is the closest thing I could find to a news article from the time.)
    Many Americans felt like immigrants were taking their jobs away from them. Immigrants could be hired for cheaper, and big businesses would capitalize on this.
    (Other anti-imm. propaganda: http://nacla.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/medium_image/wysiwyg_imageupload/3871/Chinese_0.jpg)

  • Part of my Family Immigrates

    Part of my Family Immigrates
    (Approximate date)
    The Offenbacker part of my ancestry immigrated from Germany to the U.S. around the Immigration Age.

  • Peak of Age of Immigration Begins.

    Peak of Age of Immigration Begins.
    (Date above is an approximation)
    During the Second Industrial Revolution, Eastern European and Asian immigrants flocked to the U.S. looking for jobs.

  • Nikola Tesla Immigrates.

    Nikola Tesla Immigrates.
    Born in Serbia, Tesla became a famous inventor, known for his works with electricity and his invention of the Tesla coil.

  • Ellis Island Immigration Building rebuilt after a fire.

    Ellis Island Immigration Building rebuilt after a fire.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3wJpIRRaxk Many of the immigrants during this age came through Ellis Island.

  • Firsthand Account

    Firsthand Account
    Lee Chew, a Chinese immigrant, wrote his of his history and his coming to America. (His immigration story starts at about halfway through: http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/41/)