As the United States rapidly industrialized in the late 19th century, immigrants began pouring into the country looking for job opportunities. Prior to the Civil War, most immigrants were from Western ...

Nearly 3 million Russians entered during the first wave of open immigration that began in the late 19th century and continued into the early 20th century. However, only about 20,000 found their way ...

From the late 19th century, Scotland saw an increase in Italian immigrants. Many Italians experienced poverty and famine in their home country at this time. Many Italian men fled to Scotland to ...

That’s close to the post-1850 peak of 15% notched in the late 19th century and nearly three times as high as in 1970. Since proportionally more immigrants participate in the workforce than ...

Nonetheless, even in the highly racialized political environment of the late 19th century, the U.S. Supreme Court endorsed an expansive view of birthright citizenship. In an 1898 ruling, the court ...