Immigration

America has always been a nation of immigrants, all of whom have made cultural contributions on every front and continue to do so today.

Their backgrounds may vary, but they share surprisingly similar experiences confronting prejudice and learning to assimilate in their new home.

This volume of the "Gallup Major Trends & Events: The Pulse of Our Nation 1900 to the Present" series traces the history of American immigration and the issues involved, from the Ellis Island quotas, bracero workers and Japanese internment camps of days past, to modern controversy over terrorism-related paranoia, bilingual education and border patrols.

Relevant polls from the Gallup Organization, spanning the twentieth century, display American tolerance and xenophobia alike.