Immigration Vocabulary

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Immigration

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The process of moving to a new country (a country other than where you were born) with the intention of staying and living there.

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Push Factors

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A reason someone would want to leave their country.

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Pull Factors

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A reason someone would want to go to a new country.

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Ellis Island

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A port in the New York Harbor where primarily European immigrants came in to be processed before entering America.

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Angel Island

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A port in San Francisco Bay where primarily Asian immigrants came in to be processed before entering America.

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Melting Pot

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The idea that various immigrant groups will tend to "melt together," abandoning their individual cultures and eventually becoming fully assimilated into American society.

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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A United States federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years.

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Americanization

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The influence of American culture and business on other countries outside the US, including their media, cuisine, business practices, popular culture, technology, or political techniques.

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Migration

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The movement of a person or people from one locality, place of residence, etc., to settle in another.

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Political Machines

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An organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city.