Immigration to North America
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Pushed out by the repressive system under communist dictator Fidel Castro, the Cuban exiles of recent decades have united to become an influential economic and political force. Since 1959, the United States has welcomed hundreds of thousands of Cuban immigrants. Leaders of the Cuban American community push the U.S. government to continue offering refuge to the migrants who need it. Text-dependent questions and research projects are included at chapters'...
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Mexicans are the largest immigrant group in the United States. In 2014, the most recent year for which data is available, they accounted for over 28 percent of the total US foreign-born population. The number of Mexican immigrants to Canada has also been rising steadily since the 1960s. Mexicans are attracted by the greater job opportunities available in the United States and Canada, as well as the opportunity to escape the violence involving drug...
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The Middle East, which nurtured some of the world's earliest civilizations, is today a region of diverse peoples and cultures. It is also a region beset by political, social, and religious conflicts-including devastating civil wars in Syria, Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan. Thus many people have left their homelands in hopes of finding a safer life elsewhere. Middle Eastern immigrants have been arriving on North American shores since the late 1800s,...
8) Refugees
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A look at the long-term phenomenon of refugees throughout the world making their way to North America. Text-dependent questions and research projects are included at chapters' ends.
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With the borders and coastlines of the United States stretching over 16,000 miles, enforcing immigration laws is no easy task. Every year thousands of immigrants illegally cross the country's borders, reach its shores, and pass through its airports. A primary task of the US immigration system, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, is tracking down these individuals and deporting them from the country, while also preventing such unauthorized...