First a quick summary of the genesis of my question; according to the Wikipedia article on H. P. Lovecraft's The Horror at Red Hook,
>In his story Lovecraft very nearly accurately describes the mix of demographics of Red Hook circa 1925, but - since his protagonist is Irish - he changed a reference to the then-Irish population of Red Hook to "Spanish". At that time there was no Spanish population in Red Hook, although there was one later.
This statement appears to be unsourced. In the story, there's a substantial Kurdish population in Red Hook, specified to be (make of that what you will) "the last survivors of the Persian devil-worshippers", so presumably referring to Yezidi. That this would be an accurate statement about the ethnic makeup of that place at that time seems quite odd to me. Was there a substantial Yezidi (or otherwise Kurdish) immigrant population in the United States, particularly New York, in the 1920s? What caused this presumably brief wave of immigration? There's traces of any number of immigrant populations across the US, but I've yet to come across a "New Rojava" in the way we come across a "New Brunswick" or "New Stockholm", or even any Kurdish last names, except by recent immigration. What happened to this wave of immigrants? How many were they? When did they come? Were they part of a larger emigration from the former Ottoman Empire, or the MENA? Or was it Kurds, or even Yezidi, in particular who came to the United States? Are there traces of them at their ports of departure in Turkey, in the same way as, say, the sites and means of Irish migration can still be found in Ireland? How did they travel?
Much obliged for any information!
So my third great grandparents immigrated to the US in the 1860s. He was a coal miner in Glamorgan and he immigrated to be a coal miner in Indiana. Why, would he move his entire family halfway across the world just to keep doing the same depressing job? Were Coals mines in the US paying better, or were they safer? I can't really imagine why someone would make such a big life choice for so little a difference in quality of life. If someone knows anything about the subject I'd be really interested in knowing anything.
According to a new poll, immigration is now ranked as the the "most important problem" in America. Although immigration was always talked about, it seems like it was usually a second rate issue lacking the passion of gun control and abortion debates. People on both sides seemed willing to compromise and it wasn't discussed nearly as much as it is now. Ever since Trumps election it seems like political discourse has shifted and immigration has come to the forefront. Is this just a temporary phase or will immigration dominate for years to come? What caused this shift?
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The โwhy donโt they come here legallyโ argument, but in earnest. Why donโt they?
Jeff Sessions recently said, of those illegally crossing the border from Mexico, >Our goal is that immigrants should apply, wait their turn, and that people stop making that dangerous trek across the desert rather than coming here unlawfully.
What specifically does "waiting their turn" consist of? Are there limitations that keep prospective immigrants from applying legally?What aspects of U.S. Immigration policy dissuade people from immigrating legally?
If the hardships of living in the United States illegally are so great what are the corresponding hardships of legal immigration that drive many to choose the illegal alternative?
Some background
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[Coming to a border checkpoint and claiming asylum is legal,] (https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-05-01/how-does-seeking-asylum-work-us-border) but Jeff Sessions' recent rulings alter what qualifies for asylum.
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Illegal border crossing poses many dangers, but people do it anyway.
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Estimates are that about 1 million people immigrate legally to the US annually, but I cannot find any annual estimates for illegal immigrants (crossings + overstays)
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[Most undocumented residents living in the United States illegally did not cross a border illegally, but overstayed visas.] (http://cmsny.org/publications/jmhs-visa-overstays-border-wall/)
Canada has been critical of the United States but they seem to have pivoted now that some of the illegal immigrants in the United States started making their way into Canada.
What do you think about Canada's change in position now that it actually is effecting them?
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-immigration-border/canada-granting-refugee-status-to-fewer-illegal-border-crossers-idUSKCN1IN1CO
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/nigerians-are-walking-into-canada-prompting-request-for-us-to-take-action/2018/04/27/f9357a0c-45b6-11e8-b2dc-b0a403e4720a_story.html
