Book Description:
Immigration has always been a source of debate for the American public. During the early part of the twentieth centruy Americans had concerns about the effects of European immigrants. Today similar concerns are being raised about Latin American immigrants. This book presents selected decennial census data on the foreign-born population of the United States from 1850 to 2000. This book provides the background knowledge necessary to examine the tables in a detailed and informed manner. The tables provide statistics that reveal all the trends in immigration during the last century of America?s history. It is fully indexed.

Table of Contents:
List of Tables

Preface

Chapter 1 - Introduction; pp. 1-2

Chapter 2 - National Trends in the Foreign-Born Population; pp. 3

Chapter 3 - Data on the Foreign-Born Population in Statistical Compendia; pp. 5

Chapter 4 - Accuracy of the Data; pp. 7-8

Chapter 5 - Sources, Definitions, and Explanations for the Detailed Tables; pp. 9-24

Acknowledgements

References

Index