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1850
Newcomers from ireland and germany -
1860
1860 the labor shortages during the civil war created strong demand for immigrant labor -
1870
saw Mexico become the top country of origin in much of the SW, while british immgrants preferred the rocky mountain territories -
1880
the chinese were coming in large numbers -
1882
The chinese exclusive act blocked the arrival of large numbers of asian immigrants -
1900
There came a lot from norway and sverige -
1910
In 1910 there came many russians and italians -
1920
There were equal numbers of german and italians and russians -
1930
The industrial evolution was in full swing -
1950
chinese immigrants were finally welcomed back -
1970
The % of foreign born reached an all time low -
1980
The congress granted more visas to people from the western hemisphere -
1990
USA started to look like the land we know of today -
2000
Mexican born immigrants surpassed nine million