POL SCI 143C Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Immigration Act Of 1924, Beecher Family, Nuclear Family
11 Oct 2016
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Ex: in 1910- 15 out of every 100 persons in america was foreign born. 1924 national origins act, imposing strict country quotas took effect in. 1965 immigration and naturalization act repealed quota system. By 1990s almost 45% came from latin america and another 31% from asia. Statistical portrait of the foreign-born population in the us, 1960-2013. Hart-cellar act of 1965 immigration and naturalization act. Established new criteria for admittance to the us. Family ties to citizens or permanent residents. By 2010, 51% of immigrants nationwide lived in the suburbs of large metropolitan areas, up from 48% in 2000. Scholars working at uchicago developed a model of urban space. Concentric zone model-- theory concerning the ecology of urban form often used as a framework for assessing north american cities. We will read an excerpt from burgess urban areas (1929) see chapter 4, pages 101-
