India

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The New Law

Each year there should be a restricted amount of immigrants that are allowed to become citizens of the United States. All of the immigrants that are applying for citizenship will be required to get a background check and prove that they are not a threat to the United States in any way.

(Works Cited for Background) http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/29/world/americas/29iht-indians.3322280.html http://www.guyanajournal.com/immigration_indians.html (Works Cited for Background)
 * Background** :

Most immigrants were Sikhs
 * India immigrants have historically experienced discrimination
 * 85,000 people came to the U.S. last year. Half came on work visas and the rest had family located here.
 * Luce-Cellar Bill (1946) gave Indian immigrants citizenship to the U.S.
 * In 1965, a new law only allowed 20,000 immigrants into the U.S. from every country
 * From 2000 to 2005, Indian immigrants grew 38%. It grew from 640,000 to 2.3 million
 * From 1948 to 1965, it only grew by 7,000 immigrants.
 * Due to Virginia’s good education, it has grown from 70,000 to 107,000 in only 5 years. That is a 50% growth.
 * On average Indians make $68,711 a year and the average income in the U.S. is $46,326.
 * Indians are largely wanted for jobs as scientists, technicians, engineers, and doctors.
 * The first Indian in America was seen in 1790, in Salem, Mass.
 * In 1851, 6 Indians were involved in the Independence Day parade
 * The first trickle of Indians came to the U.S. in 1899, which sent a message to fellow Indians to Immigrate.
 * In 1907, Canada began pushing away Indians, so they started coming to work on American farms.
 * Indians were called “East Indians” to not be confused with Native Indians

http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/kenwald/pos6292/kurien.pdf Muslim Indian American organizations view India as a multi-religious and multicultural society. They are trying to safeguard India’s relationships with lower caste groups.

http://www.nationmaster.com/country/in-india/imm-immigration In 2004, 1,244,200 India Immigrants immigrated to the U.S.

http://www.migrationinformation.org/usfocus/display.cfm?ID=185 In 2000, 1,000,000 Indian's came to the U.S. In 2000, Indian's only accounted for 3.3% of all foreign born immigrants in the U.S. According to Census 2000, California had the largest number of foreign born from India (198,201), New Jersey (119,491), New York (117,238). Illinois (83,916), Texas (78,388), Pennsylvania (37,541), Michigan (36,323), Florida (32,295), Maryland (32,276), and Virginia (30,611). The foreign-born population from India increased from 450,406 in 1990 to 1,022,552 in 2000, or by 572,146 persons, according to the results of Census 2000, representing an increase of 127 percent. According to the results of Census 2000, immigrants from India account for 0.4 percent of the total population of 281.4 million. In only one state – New Jersey (1.4 percent) – did the foreign born from India make up more than one percent of the total state population. http://www.jstor.org/pss/3021823 The first Indian Alien arrived in the U.S. in 1820. In 1904, 258 Indian's came to the U.S. 1907, 1,027 Indian's came to the U.S. 1910, 1,782 Indian's came to the U.S. The number then dropped because of Immigration laws at that time.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/1802908 -Most Indians migrate to the Pacific Coast and 85% find jobs working on farms, in vineyards, and factories. -Majority go to San Francisco -1906, 271 arrived -1907, 1,072 arrived -1908, many were turned away -1909, only 337 arrived because of immigration laws -1910, 1,782 arrived -Between one-half and three-fifths cannot read/write

(Poverty) || Indians come and work on farms in the U.S. for very cheap wages || (A social class division system that puts people in classes that they don’t choose) || A lot of Indians hate it so they leave and come to the US ||
 * **__CAUSE__**
 * __(In India)__** || **__EFFECT__** ||
 * Lack of Work
 * Lack of Food || America offers jobs and money to buy food ||
 * Overcrowding || Indians come to America to live ||
 * Poor Education || Indians come for better schooling ||
 * Poor Living Conditions || Indians come and get jobs to buy a house ||
 * Monsoon Season || America doesn’t have extreme weather seasons so they come here to live ||
 * Crime Rates || Indians Immigrate to the US ||
 * Caste System