Many mid-19th century French immigrants were political refugees who left France following the 1848 revolutions that swept through Europe. Scottish immigrants founded the Illinois Saint Andrew ...

Unlike the Scandinavian and German immigrant farmers of the 19th century, the new immigrants clustered in the cities. That's where the jobs were. Between 1880 and 1920, the cities expanded at a ...

Although the Supreme Court has never addressed the issue directly, lower courts have interpreted birthright citizenship to include the children of illegal immigrants. The court typically decides ...

Nearly 3 million Russians entered during the first wave of open immigration that began in the late 19th century and continued into the early 20th century. However, only about 20,000 found their way ...

Irish and other Northern Europeans arrive Irish immigrants swept into the city in the middle of the 19th century amid a horrific potato blight, which decimated the crop that fed the country’s poor.

Amazing pictures of 19th century Sydney show life for women in an era when it was a 'rough man's town' The never before seen photographs show how women of all classes were able to mix for the ...

I want to write about communities.” While the 19th century social novel does not address the experiences of 20th century Asian immigrants, it nevertheless offers modes of craft for Lee.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The last half of the 19th century brought more than 5 million German immigrants to the American Midwest, and more throughout the country.

As the 19th century progressed, the rate of immigration from outside Wales increased. Most of the new arrivals came from England; if they did learn the native language, it was for practical ...