California Immigration History

Throughout the history of the United States immigration has become apart of our country’s fabric which, began centuries ago. Only to become a hot topic in the US in recent years with its primary focus being illegal immigrants. Illegal immigration is when people enter a country without government permission. As of 2008 the Center for Immigration Studies estimated that there are 11 million illegal immigrants in the US which is down from 2007‘s 12.5 million people. Although the Center for Immigration Studies estimates are very different from other estimates that range from 7 to 20 million. While the Pew Hispanic Center estimated in March of 2009 there are 11.1 million illegal immigrants and that number is from March 2007’s peak of 12

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The book Zoot Suit has symbolic significance for Mexican Americans and tells about the riots during World War II. The Sleepy Lagoon Murder was one step in the fight for the rights and respect of Mexican American's. This riot involved young servicemen and civilians who clashed in the streets of the city with young Mexican Americans who wore the noticeable "Zoot Suit." At their height, the riots involved several thousand men and women. In the end no one was killed and only a few were injured but even today, the Zoot Suit riots are remembered for their significance.

The immigrants that migrated to California were of very diverse nationalities and races. There

In the 1850’s, Chinese immigrants began entering California in search of gold and the California dream. They had heard that California was the new frontier, a frontier that would provide them with the opportunity for economic riches. Young and ambitious, many of these Chinese immigrants quickly married in their homeland and set out for the gold rush, promising to return (with wealth). Likewise, in the 1880s, when the state of California was undergoing rapid economic transformation, Japanese immigrants — just as young and ambitious as their Chinese counterparts — set out for America where they had heard the streets were “paved with gold.” But little did these Chinese and Japanese immigrants know that what they would discover in California

California is a mecca for outsiders. The history of the United States, and specifically California, is influenced from people who were previously outsiders in their homeland who are now seeking a new reputation in the New World. Many dreamers come to California in hopes of finding a clique because many believe that California holds many opportunities no other state provides. While this may be true, this perception can be misleading. These people believe that they are guaranteed a significant role in a community, but realize that they are put in a position further away than they are to begin with. These outsiders will remain outsiders in California until they find their belonging in the world. Minorities, such as immigrants, descendants of immigrants,

However, the benefits that this brings to Claifornia and overall, the nation, substanttially outweigh the negative effects of such acts. In face, the denial of immigrants proved to the most unfortunate in 2010 when "the H=1B visa denials cost U. S.-born tech workers as many as 28,234 additional jobs and as much as $2,747,775,000 in missed wages" proving that not only does California have the power to advance even further economically with their large borders easily accessible for immigrants but maliciously affected the economy of California which, in the grand scheme of things, affects the country's economy.

Luis Ramirez and his girlfriend are enjoying a quiet evening at Shenandoah Park on July 12, 2008, after hanging out with friends. That night the two ran into six drunk high school football players in the woods after leaving a party. The six men started to shout racial slurs toward the two, which later turned into a physical altercation, six against one. Derrick Donchak, one of the defendants, beat Ramirez with a thick piece of metal. At the same time, Donchak’s teammate continued to kick Ramirez in the head as he laid on the ground. As the beating continued, all six men screamed: “This is Shenandoah. This is America. Go back to Mexico.” Unfortunately, Ramirez died two days after, due to injuries sustained during the altercation (Lopez, 2012).

Regions across the United States have been changed dramatically by the immigration trends over time. The region of Southern California is no different. When the people in an area change that areas culture is going to change as well, southern California is a great example of that. Yet while changes in history do not change the physical lay out of the area it does affect the culture tremendously. The culture in Southern California specificly is a mix of multiple people making it extremely diverse depending on the area that you are in.

Essentially, the United States was built by immigrants, who sought to make a new life in a new land. In this case therefore, before the 1880s, almost anyone could move in to the United States. Immigration would only start to be controlled once the population began to grow. While the first Europeans from Britain arrived in America to avoid persecution, own lands, and work on agriculture etc, more would gradually follow for the same reason followed by the Dutch, Swedish and Germans. This was encouraged given that it was viewed as a means of getting the settlements to grow and become established. However, from the 1640s, African involuntary immigration began, where slaves from mostly West

A number of settlement changes had occurred in California since 1796. The discovery of gold greatly accelerated these changes. Prior to the unearthing citizens from Russia, México, America and the natives themselves had already turned California into a universal frontier. It is due to this reason that immigrants from all over the world jostled up here. Many gold seekers and other investors flooded California all with the motive of benefiting from it. This in turn brought people from different races together and encouraged the spread and development of varying ethnic languages, social languages and religions to the new American state (Rawls and Bean 21). However, most of these visitors were not interested in settling down in California. The

To prove my hypothesis, I find essential to analyze congressional behavior regarding specific local and executive efforts to regulate immigration. This study will certainly find that as long as the legislation proposals on immigration do not originate from the Congress, the lawmakers will always manifest strong opposition. Despite a broad constitutional stipulation, the U.S. Supreme Court has long granted Congress exclusive control over immigration (Tichenor, 2013). How Congress conducts immigration politics and legislation reflects many of the old and new immigration patterns. However the legislative action on immigration reform relies on the formation of unstable coalitions that require “grand bargains“ (Tichenor, 2013, p. 24). As the issues

The site I chose was the United States Immigration timeline. This timeline was created by Harvard university. It beings in 1789 with the signing of the Constitution of the United States, which gave a start to the governing body of our country. It begins in detail describing a number of policy decisions that affected immigration as well as describing the number of immigrants that came into the country. It breaks down the number of immigrants that arrived by decade. It’s interesting to see the number of immigrants that arrived early in our nations history. In the last nineteenth century, we were welcoming multiple millions of immigrants every decade. This is a staggering number and really goes to show how much of the U.S. population comes from immigrants.

In California there is a rising problem in immigrant violence. The immigration policy is forcing the police/sheriffs to let violent illegal immigrants go. And they cannot ice hold them unless there is a warrant out for their arrest. The LLE (local law enforcement) wants to change this policy to help us capture the dangerous illegal immigrants.

The diversity in California is a central to our culture and our economy. As part of the U.S., our immigration system was mostly created 30 plus years ago (“Yes California”), and with the rest of the county’s structure in mind. This system has long since expired in terms of California’s needs. Our economy, our families, and culture are suffering in its grasp. If we declared independence, California could build an immigration system that is in line with our values without being hindered by the opinions of the other 49 states.