Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 19, Lesson 3: The Gates Reopened (pp. 578-583)
I. Expanding Opportunities for Immigrants
B. In 1974, the United States began granting immigration visas to support specific foreign policy goals.
C. After 1960, the United States admitted many more refugees, people fleeing war or persecution in their home countries.
II. Undocumented Immigration
B. Many Americans argue that undocumented immigrants take jobs from U.S. citizens, while others believe they take only the jobs legal residents do not want.
C. In 1986, Congress passed a law allowing people who had lived in the United States illegally since 1982 to remain legally, and allowing some migrant workers to apply for permanent status.
B. Some people think that schools should teach subjects to foreign students in their native languages, while others think only English should be used in schools.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. The immigration law of 1965 ended the quota system for immigrants and treated foreigners more fairly than before, but favored people with relatives in the United States.
A. Undocumented immigrants are people who have immigrated to the United States without legal permission or who had only temporary permits but chose to stay.
III. Other Challenges of Immigration
A. Today, the majority of legal immigrants to the United States come from Latin America and from Asia.
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