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What America’s immigrants looked like when they arrived on Ellis Island

What America’s immigrants looked like when they arrived on Ellis Island
We hear so often that America is "a nation of immigrants" or a "cultural mixing pot" that the phrase has become kind of a tired cliche. But actually seeing that history is a different story. The fascinating photographs below -- of people in their native costume passing through Ellis Island in the early 20th Century -- hint at just how incredible and unique America's history is as a nation of immigrants. These photos were taken by Augustus Sherman, an amateur photographer who worked as the chief registry clerk on Ellis Island from 1892 until 1925. Sherman snapped these photographs of people passing through customs in their native costume. They were published in National Geographic in 1907 and once hung on the walls in the headquarters of the federal Immigration Service in Manhattan, according to the Public Domain Review. The history of the island is not always a happy one: It also reflects deep racism and ethnic divisions. A German stowaway. Children and women from the Netherlands: Related:  History in Photos

41 Badass Women Who Changed History Forever Jeanne Manford marches with her gay son during a Pride Parade. [1972] Jeanne went on to found the rights group "Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays." A women's suffrage activist protesting after the "Night of Terror." [1917] Source: reddit.com 33 suffrage activists had been arrested for "obstructing traffic" and were badly beaten by prison guards. Margaret Hamilton, lead software engineer of the Apollo Project, stands next to the code she wrote by hand and that was used to take humanity to the moon. [1969] A Dutch woman refuses to leave her husband, a German soldier, after Allied soldiers capture him. Source: reddit.com Photograph of a samurai warrior. Source: reddit.com Anna Fisher, an American astronaut and "the first mother in space." [1984] Source: reddit.com Some of the first women sworn into the US Marine Corps. Source: pinterest.com Female pilots leaving their B-17, "Pistol Packin' Mama." Source: reddit.com Source: City of Toronto Archives Source: reddit.com Leola N.

Arbetsförmedlingen: Sverige behöver 100 000 invandrare per år Dagens Arena En invandring på närmare 100 000 personer per år krävs för att underhålla den svenska välfärden. Det visar en ny rapport från Arbetsförmedlingen. Sverige behöver en nettoinvandring på 64 000 personer i arbetsför ålder (16–64 år) per år för att underhålla välfärden och tillväxten. Det visar Arbetsförmedlingens nya rapport Nettoinvandring, sysselsättning och arbetskraft. – I praktiken innebär det en invandring på 90 000 – 100 000 per år, säger Arbetsförmedlingens analyschef Mats Wadman. Att välfärdsländer behöver arbetskraftsinvandring för att väga upp sina demografikurvor är inte någon nyhet. – Att det finns behov av invandring har man ju vetat, men man har inte vetat hur stort det har varit. De senaste tio åren har utrikesfödda stått för 75 procent av ökningen i sysselsättning. Inom gruppen utrikes födda är det stor skillnad på sysselsättningsgraden.

Watch how immigration in America has changed since 1820 by Alvin Chang on April 26, 2016 The idea of banning an entire racial or ethnic group from entering the US isn't a new proposal. Donald Trump is far from the first person to propose it. In fact, this country has a long history of picking and choosing whom it lets into its borders — and whom it doesn't. In 1790, the US banned nonwhite people from naturalizing as citizens. The graphic above shows how these policies affect who enters the country. And we're back again to talking about restricting entire immigrant groups from coming to the US. 200 years of immigration also show how today's population came to be But this isn't just a story about immigration. In 1820, where the graphic starts, there were only about 9.7 million people in the United States, which is about the current population of Sweden. It is these people, and their descendants, who largely make up today's US population.

60 Historical Photos Worth 1000 Words posted by Katharine J. Tobal The American newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane said that “a picture is worth a thousand words” in 1911. Over 100 years later, this still rings true. Each photograph tells a story, a special event or moment, and helps us witness the past. 1. 2. 3. 106-year-old Armenian Woman Guards Her Home, 1990 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55.Nagasaki, 20 Minutes after the Atomic Bombing in 1945 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. About Author Katharine J. I'm Syrian activist, reporter, photographer, and graphic designer.

Arbetsförmedlingen fifflar om nyanländas etablering. | Tino Sanandaji Idag släpptes Arbetsförmedlingens senaste rapport om etablering av nyanlända. Andel nyanlända som går vidare till riktiga jobb efter Arbetsförmedlingens etableringsuppdrag har inte ökat jämfört med 2013 och ligger kvar på patetiska 5 procent. Mer intressant är att Arbetsförmedlingen under ny ledning av socialdemokraten Mikael Sjöberg fifflar allt grövre med statistiken. Arbetsförmedlingens rapport innehåller utöver sedvanlig manipulativ spinn allvarliga sakfel om nyanländas utbildningsbakgrund. Arbetsförmedlingens påstår i sitt pressmeddelande: ”I december 2014 hade 24 procent en eftergymnasial utbildning på två år eller längre, jämfört med 20 procent året innan. Det är inte sant. Arbetsförmedlingens beslut att sätta gränsen för ”akademiker” på två års eftergymnasial utbildning är redan oseriöst. Merparten av de som AMS kallar ”akademiker” tycks just ha tvååriga utbildningar. Det är viktigt att inte låta sig förvirras här. Fler manipulationer i AMS-rapporten:

The Beautiful Story Behind This Viral Photo From A Chicago Airport Protest | The Huffington Post 50 Surprising Photos From The Past That Show How Different Life Used To Be The oldest known selfie. (1839) Source: hyperallergic.com Robert Cornelius took this photo outside the store his family owned. It became famous for being the first self portrait or as its commonly now known, a "selfie." People posing next to the Statue of Liberty as it's unpacked. (1886) This funny portrait of a woman was taken while she was mid-sneeze. (1900) A "knocker-up" waking up clients - the early 20th century version of alarm clocks. Nine kings gather to mourn the death of King Edward VII (1910). This may very well be the most kings ever photographed at once. Before automatic pinsetters were invented, "pin boys" worked to manually line them up. (1914). Sarcastic photo taken by anti-prohibitionists to mock their opponents in 1919. A police officer on a Harley and an old fashioned mobile holding cell. (1921) An early example of "horsemanning", the 1920's version of "planking". Two winners of a 1922 Beauty Pageant, when beauty standards were much different. Source: shorpy Source: reddit.com

AMS-Trams | Tino Sanandaji Arbetsförmedlingen har gett ut en rapport som hävdar att bibehållen välfärd kräver att invandringen permanentas på rekordhöga nivåer. Nya generaldirektören Mikael Sjöberg förklarar för DN: ”– För att klara välfärdens finansiering behöver vi få hit upp emot 100.000 nya invandrare per år, säger Af:s generaldirektör Mikael Sjöberg. Ska Sverige de närmaste årtiondena kunna ha tillräckligt många invånare som kan jobba, betala skatt och vara med och finansiera morgondagens välfärd behöver vi ta emot betydligt fler invandrare än vad de flesta svenskar hittills har tänkt sig, fastslår Arbetsförmedlingens högste chef. – Minskar vi invandringen så minskar vi också våra framtida intäkter.” Generaldirektorns uttalanden ger intrycket av att Arbetsförmedlingen har analyserat utvecklingen av skatteintäkterna och kommit fram till att välfärden förstärks av invandring. Inte minst på grund av snabb befolkningsökning ökade antal sysselsatta i åldrarna 16-64 med 36.000 per år mellan 2005 och 2014.

Spain blazes a progressive path, fueling growth by legalizing migrants MADRID — When night falls on the other side of the Atlantic, her 32-year-old cousin, a house cleaner in New York, huddles inside a dim basement apartment, terrified of ICE raids. But in a burgeoning quarter of the Spanish capital, where immigrant-staffed restaurants tempt newcomers with Dominican chicharrones and Venezuelan empanadas, Edith Chimbo sat in the sunlight, musing about the Spanish Dream. “My cousin told me, ‘Go to Spain,’” said Chimbo, 22, who landed in Madrid earlier this year from the Ecuadorian highlands. Armed with a college degree but no work permit, she’s cleaning houses under the table, just like her cousin in the United States. Yet she is counting on something in the weeks ahead that her kin almost certainly cannot: legalization. “Here,” she said, “we have hope.” In this nation of 48 million with long colonial links to the New World, an influx of predominantly Latin American immigrants is helping fuel one of the fastest-growing economies in Europe.

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