Debates over restricting entrance into the United States intensified significantly by the 1870s as the number of immigrants skyrocketed. In the 30 years between 1871 and 1901, nearly 12 million ...

The United States has long conceived of itself as a haven for immigrants, a place welcoming ... movements that reared up in the 1790s, 1870s, and 1920s. Perhaps the most well-known nativist ...

In May of 1882, Congress codified these fears into law by passing the Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned Chinese people from ...

"Our study shows that since 1870, it has never been the case that immigrants as a group have been more incarcerated than the U.S.-born," Jácome said in a statement. The study challenges the ...

As President Trump ramps up efforts for what could be the largest mass deportation in U.S. history, immigration raids rise ...

“The Pioneer Generation,” which includes the earliest Portuguese immigrants who settled in this region, and their offspring, (late 18th century – 1870s) “The First Wave of Immigrants,” which accounts ...