“One nation under God, is going to work, please stand up, please look after, fight for these young boys, fled from war, whose families are being killed, trying to find a better place to live, listen to them! Provide help. Checkup, following up ICE – Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He [ICE] is the one worsening this – treating immigrants like criminals.”
C.P.A.
Immigration to North America began far before the United States became a nation. However, for the sake of this project, we will focus on the time periods between the early 19th century and present day.
CONTENTS
- Types of Immigration
- Immigration in the Early 19th Century and Ellis Island
- The First Exclusion
- The Rise of Nativism: The Know-Nothing Party
- The Creation of the Southern U.S. Border
- The Creation of the “Illegal Alien”
- World War II and Japanese-American Internment
- The Resurgence of Nativism and the Codification of Detention in Law
- The Amplification of Nativism and Xenophobia
- Eugenics Use Against Immigrants
Last edited: April 26, 2021
U.S. Immigration Detention 