Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Immigration
Reviews the history of immigration to the United States up to the restrictive law passed in 1924. A dramatized scene in a European steamship office is used to show the economic, political and religious motives for immigration. Contains...
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Jennifer Dasilva: You Tube: Immigration Factors
A video addressing what the attraction to immigrants which motivated them to leave their home countries and journey to the United States. Viewers will also be introduced to the two major ports to the United States for immigrants. [8:25]
US National Archives
U.s. National Archives: You Tube: Celebrating the Immigrant Experience
A presentation of what moving to the United States means to immigrants. [8:03]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus
While "The New Colossus" once welcomed immigrants into New York Harbor from its perch on the Statue of Liberty, this video [5:22] excerpted from Poetry in America brings the discussion of poetry and immigration into our current moment....
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Immigration Old and New
Discusses the reasons people emigrated to America, and the different responses of Americans to the influx of old immigrants (1776-1846) versus new immigrants (1880-1920).