Immigration Then and Now

What is a DIFFERENCE between immigration in the early 1900s and immigration today?

• It is hard to be a new immigrant to the USA today.

• Immigrants today speak different languages.

• There are more immigration laws and regulations today.

• People today are sometimes unkind to new immigrants.

What is a refugee?

• An immigrant from Russia.

• An immigrant who comes on a boat.

• The place where new immigrants go when they get to the USA.

• Someone who leaves their country because of a war or natural disaster.

What can an immigrant do when they get their "green card"?

• They can stay in the USA and apply for some of the benefits that American citizens get, like scholarships for college.

• They can grow green vegetables, wherever they want.

• They can vote for the president.

• They can buy lots of groceries with it.

When new immigrants come to the USA, they have to _________. (check all that apply)

• Get a medical exam with blood tests and a physical.

• Go to an interview.

• Fill out lots of paperwork.

• Walk in a straight line

What is a SIMILARITY between immigration in the early 1900s and today?

• New immigrants still have to go to Ellis Island for a medical examination.

• Many people still want to immigrate to the USA.

• New immigrants still usually come in the steerage of a boat.

• In the early 1900s, immigrants could fly to the USA on airplanes - just like today.

According to the article, what were some of the problems of coming to the USA in the steerage part of a boat? (Pick all that apply)

• It was dreary, dark and smelly.

• The beds were made out of concrete.

• Everyone was crowded together.

• There were not enough toilets.

The immigrants who were processed at Ellis Island were _____________.

• The wealthy immigrants with first and second-class tickets.

• The steerage immigrants.

• Only immigrants from Russia and Italy.

• Only immigrants from Ireland and England.

Immigrants who were denied entrance at Ellis Island would __________________________.

• wait until later and then try again.

• pay extra money to get into the USA.

• be sent back to the steerage to endure a trip back home to their country.

• try a different test.

The main idea of the story, "Immigrants Today" is that _______________.

• many refugees want to come to the USA.

• immigration is controversial.

• immigrating to the United States is still very challenging - because of all the laws and rules - but many people still want to come here.

• it is hard to get a green card.

The story, "Immigrants in the 1900s" is mostly about __________________.

• immigrants that used to be processed in Ellis Island.

• how immigrating to the United states in the early 1900s was very difficult.

• how immigrants who were denied entrance to the USA had to go back to their home countries.

• the smelly, dirty conditions in the steerage of a boat.