History 1BB3: America and the World: The Twentieth Century

Dr. Stephen M. Streeter

McMaster University, Winter 2002

 

"New" Immigration After World War II

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I. Origins of Third World Immigration

VOLAGS

II. Immigration Patterns in the 20th Century

War Bride Act (1945)
Bracero Program (1941-1965)
Immigration Act of 1965
1980 Refugee Act
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Simpson-Rodino Act)

III. The Immigrant Debate

Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) [example of a group that favors more restrictions on immigration]
Proposition 187
National Immigration Forum [example of a group that favors a liberal immigration policy]

Further Reading

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