It started with the pilgrims and Columbus when he wanted to discover more land. He was really looking for a quicker route East when he stopped on what is now called America. He set out on this voyage on 1492, and from then on people have migrated to where the Indians lived. America was a land of immigrants.
Official immigration policies started with Ellis Island in 1892. The first immigrant to go through Ellis Island was Annie Moore, a 17-year-old girl. She was from Cork, Ireland, and arrived on the ship, Nevada, on January 1, 1892.
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_laws_concerning_immigration_and_naturalization_in_the_United_States
1692
The peak year of immigration was 1934.
July 4, 1776 is the day immigration began in the US
IT HASN'T!
Technically, immigration started before the U.S. even formed. Our founding fathers and the colonists immigrated here from Europe, and later formed the United States of America after breaking away from England through the Revolutionary War.
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1892
in 1790 with the 14th amendment
To this day there has always been immigration to the US
a 16 year old girl
what was th first law passed to limit Immigration?
The biggest year for the United States when it comes to immigration is 2010 and 2013.
To reduce the number of smugglers.
The peak year of immigration was 1934.
the first day after the last day of the previous year.
first
1885
July 4, 1776 is the day immigration began in the US