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Emigration to North America slowed
Emigration to North America slowed between 1760 and 1815. This was a time of intermittent warfare in Europe and North America, as well as on the Atlantic Ocean. -
Immigrants came from northwestern Europe.
Most early immigrants came from northwestern Europe. At the time of the first national census of the United States in 1790, more than two-thirds of the white population was of British origin, with Germans and Dutch next in importance. -
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Most migrants continued to come from northwestern Europe.
For the first half of the 1815-1913 period, most migrants continued to come from northwestern Europe. They were followed in subsequent decades by streams of people from southern and eastern Europe. -
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Immigration tended to increase
Between about 1815 and the start of World War I in 1914, immigration tended to increase with each passing decade. -
U.S. Bureau of the Census was able to announce that the American settlement frontier was gone entirely.
Within a century after that, the frontier reached the Pacific Ocean, and by 1890, the U.S. Bureau of the Census was able to announce that the American settlement frontier was gone entirely. -
four-fifths of all immigrants were from these areas of Europe, especially Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Russia.
By 1913, well over four-fifths of all immigrants were from these areas of Europe, especially Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Russia. -
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The United States passed its first major legislation to restrict immigration in the 1920s.
The United States passed its first major legislation to restrict immigration in the 1920s. -
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The farm population fell from more than 15 million to under 6 million.
Between 1960 and 1987, for example, the farm population fell from more than 15 million to under 6 million. -
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Far more liberal immigration laws were passed in the 1960s.
Far more liberal immigration laws were passed in the 1960s. -
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U.S. population statistics for the 1970s and 1980s suggest that a fourth major mobility period is at hand.
U.S. population statistics for the 1970s and 1980s suggest that a fourth major mobility period is at hand. -
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In the late 1980s, Mexico, the Philippines, and the West Indies provided the greatest number of migrants to the United States.
In the late 1980s, Mexico, the Philippines, and the West Indies provided the greatest number of migrants to the United States. -
The United States had a population approaching 250 million
In 1990, the United States had a population approaching 250 million, with a density of roughly 235 people per square kilometer. -
Today, the United States typically receives roughly 700,000 legal immigrants annually. About 275,000 illegal aliens also enter the country each year.
Today, the United States typically receives roughly 700,000 legal immigrants annually. About 275,000 illegal aliens also enter the country each year.