Turkish Immigration to the United States

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This paper discusses Turkish immigration to the US, focusing on three major waves of their immigration. The paper also explores whether the immigration was voluntary or involuntary and what the motivating factors were. The paper also explores what the immigrants faced upon their arrival to the United States and where the immigrants largely settled. The paper then looks at the skills they possessed and how those skills influenced the kind of jobs they were able to procure.

From the Paper:

"According to the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, more than 450,000 immigrants from Turkey have come to the United States since 1820. The rate of immigration has increased since World War II. Between 1930 and 1950 only about 100 immigrants entered the U.S. per year. Today, the rate is closer to 4,000 per year (Kaya 425). Immigrants from Turkey have settled in all fifty states, but the largest concentration of this immigrant group is in New York State, with the greatest concentrations in the New York City metropolitan area."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Acehan, Isil. "Outposts of an Empire: Early Turkish Migration to Peabody, Massachusetts." The Institute of Economics and Social Sciences of Bilkent University. Ankara, Turkey: Bilkent University, May 2005.
• Akcapar, Sebnem Koser. "Turkish Highly Skilled Migration to the United States: New Findings and Policy Recommendations." Migration Research Program at the Koc University. Istanbul, Turkey: Koc University, 2005-2006.
• Kaya, Ilhan. "Identity and Space: The Case of Turkish Americans." The Geographical Review 95.3 (July 2005): 425-440.

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