Immigration History and the Hart-Celler Act
Maria Cristina Garcia talked about the history of immigration in the United States and how the 1965 Hart-Celler Act changed American immigration policy.
Description
Maria Cristina Garcia talked about the history of immigration in the United States and how the 1965 Hart-Celler Act changed American immigration policy.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Explain the Hart-Celler Act and its effect on immigration policy.
- Describe the unintended consequences of the Hart-Celler Act.
- Explain the impact of the Hart-Celler Act on historical migration patterns and unauthorized immigration.
- According to Professor Garcia, why have immigrants historically come to the United States?
- Describe the historical waves of immigration to the United States.
Participants
Vocabulary
- Chinese Exclusion Act
- Demographics
- Hart-celler Act
- Immigration
- Migration
- Quotas