12/7 Notes

• Countries have adopted selective immigration policies
• preference shown for specific employment placement and family reunification
• passing of the Quota Act in 1921 and the national Origin Acts in 1924 by the U.S. congress marked the end of unrestricted immigration to the U.S
• about 3/4 of immigrants
• skilled workers
• approximately 1/4 of immigrants 
• sending countries alleged preference for skilled workers contributes to brain drain
• Diversity
• a few immigrants admitted because their sending country historically has sent very few migrants 
• unauthorized immigrants are those who enter a country without proper documents
• characteristics of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. 
• Source country 
• roughly 58 percent emigrate from Mexico 
• Children make up 1 million of them and born on U.S. soil making them U.S. citizens
• Duration of residency has increased for unauthorized immigrants
• in 2010, 35 percent of adults had been U.S. for at least 15 years
• Labor force
• approximately 8 million unauthorized immigrants are employed in the U.S. 
• Distribution
• Texas and California have largest number of unauthorized immigrants 
• Mexico's border w/ U.S. recognizes motives that compel unauthorized immigrants enter illegally
• employment opportunities
• family reunification
• batter way of life 
• view from Mexico is more complex
• residents of northern Mexico wish for compassion to be shown to the unauthorized immigrants
• residents of southern Mexico are less tolerant because of number of unauthorized immigrants entering Mexico from countries like Guatemala