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Ellis Island Britannica Secondary Enclyclopeadia article
From 1892 to 1924, after which its role was reduced; during that period an estimated 17 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island.

Immigration (United States) Britannica Secondary Enclyclopeadia article
Read about the Immigration Act of 1924, the quota system and today's immigration laws.

Westward Expansion Video Collection Social Studies > History > United States History and Culture
American Frontier: Children on the Oregon Trail
A woman describes what it was like for her to travel on the Oregon Trail as a child.
American Frontier: Children's Clothing
One woman recounts how she and her siblings dresses as children on the frontier.
American Frontier: Chores for Children
Growing up on a ranch meant lots of hard work for children in the early 1900's.
American Frontier: Homesteading in Colorado
The great- granddaughter of a homesteader shares some of her family stories.
American Frontier: Living on a Homestead
Homesteaders in the American West struggled with harsh living conditions.
Oregon Territory
After the Lewis and Clark expedition, visions of the land west of the Mississippi filled the imagination of many Americans.

Analysis: A look at challenges to securing the US border NewsBank > Secondary
from Talk of the Nation >National Public Radio

Immigration National Totals NewsBank> Secondary > Statistics
IMMIGRATION BY COUNTRY OF BIRTH, (NATIONAL TOTALS)

Today's Immigrants NewsBank KidsPage > Junior Scholastic
Some people say that the U.S. can no longer afford to be a nation
of immigrants. What do you think?

Immigration and Ellis Island: The Melting Pot of the World
NewsBank > Monkeyshines on America
a U.S. Immigration Center opened in 1892. During the fifty-one years of its operation, Ellis Island processed over 20 million immigrants.

How are you different from the Pilgrims? NewsBank > KidsPage > Projects
Your students will be asked to think about the Pilgrims: Who were the Pilgrims? When did they live? What was it like to be a Pilgrim?

Who really discovered America? NewsBank > KidsPage > Projects
In this KidsPage project your students will be asked to think about who discovered North America:Where is North America? Who discovered North America? Who was Leif Ericson? Project words to know: Christopher Columbus, Leif Ericson, Vikings, voyage

Immigration: Changing Faces in the Classroom. EBSCO > Topic Search > Opinions and Viewpoints
Examines the public attitudes toward immigration in the U.S. Impact of immigration on taxation and economy; Role of immigration in the quality of public education; Minorities who have positive attitude toward immigration.

Let's stop illegal immigration without penalizing children. EBSCO > Topic Search
Makes observations concerning California's Proposition 187, a measure that proposes denying social services like education and emergency medical care to illegal immigrants. Author's opposition to the proposition; Need for the United States to secure its borders.

Immigrants Must Assimilate into American Culture. EBSCO > Topic Search > Points of View
Editorial. This article presents an argument that immigrants must assimilate into American culture. The United States is a diverse nation, of many languages, religions, and ethnicities, yet this diversity must not destroy the nation's unity. Without a common American language and culture, the nation will weaken and potentially fall into chaos.

Immigrants Admitted, by Top 50 Metropolitan Areas of Intended Residence, 2002
This article presents charts related to immigrants admitted, by top 50 metropolitan areas of intended residence, 2002. The sources of information are Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and U.S. Department of Homeland Security.