GEOG 151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gold Rush, Vietnamese Boat People, Immigration Act Of 1924
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Reasons for migration: economic conditions, political conditions, armed conflict/civil war, environmental factors, government in transition: policies/programs, technological factors: information flow. Natural disasters have great effect on poor. Consequences: overcrowding, more expensive life style, low supplies. Closer distance: more migration (ie. usa & mexico) Bridgewater to boston to new york city. Types of migration: international, voluntary, forced, african disporia, australian convicts, political, internal, inter-regional (boston to chicago) between regions, intra-regional (bridgewater to cape cod) within a region. Most long distance migrants are young adult males. Immigration to the us: 1st peak of european immigration 1607-1840. 1840"s and 1850"s=ireland, germany: 2nd peak of european immigration 1860-1890. Irish, german, scandinavian: 3rd peak of european immigration 1900-1940. Quote act & national origins act 1924. Immigration act 1965 based on professional system: brain drain, china (hong kong, taiwan, singapore), philippines, vietnam, south asia. Immigration from latin america > 1990 (reagan, clinton: chain migration: family reunification.
