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Discusses immigration, past and present, focusing on how four children from different countries came to live in the United States.

Carl Erik journeys with his family from Sweden to America during the famine of 1868.

A look at the lives of Russian, Lithuanian, Italian, Greek, Swedish, and Irish immigrants who passed through Ellis Island around the turn of the twentieth century.

Describes the United States as a nation of immigrants and the reasons why people came to America, examining how the early immigrants, from the Dutch to the Africans, settled and adapted to their new home.

Presents a series of controversial essays on the subject of immigration into America and addresses its advantages and disadvantages, the legalization of illegal immigrants, dual citizenship, and more.

Explores the controversial issues surrounding America's policies concerning immigration including the rise in illegal immigration, the possible threat to national security, and the economic, social, and political changes imposed upon American culture.

In parallel stories, a Ukrainian Jewish family prepares to emigrate to the United States in the late 1800s, and Frederic Auguste Bartholdi designs, raises funds for, and builds the Statue of Liberty in honor of the United States' centennial.

Presents an examination of Latin American immigration to the United States, and the immigration laws that effect it, including information on the dangers of both illegal and legal immigrants to the United States, the laws that govern them, as well as the controversies that surround attempts to change these laws.

Text and photographs present the stories of five children who have come to the United States as immigrants or resident aliens from Japan, Cuba, India, Guyana, and Vietnam.

Surveys the history of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and describes its structure, current functions, and influence on American society.

Explores the origins of immigration to America, focusing on the reasons why people chose to come to the new land; examines the history of Ellis Island, the site of the largest wave of human migration between 1892 and 1954; and discusses restrictions on immigration to the U.

Discusses the experiences of immigrants from Italy, Greece, Portugal, and Spain.

Photographs and text describe the history of immigration to the U.

Presents a selection of reproducible primary source documents designed to spark students' interest in historical events related to the Westward Movement in America, and includes background information, teaching tips, and discussion questions.

A study of immigration and migration, providing an overview of the issue, featuring case studies that look at the effects of immigration and migration on the U.