History 2710

Current Issues: Demographics/Immigration

Total Population of the U.S.

1790        1890            1960

Readings:

• Utah’s Demographic Transformation: Implications for Education and Workforce
  Presentation by Pamela Perlich to 2007 Council of Councils, October 2007
• Also peruse one of the following:
  • The University of Virginia, Library maintains GeoStat which produces historical census data
  • U.S. Population data is also available from AmeriStat
  • Population Reference Bureau has statistics for the United States and the world.

Discussion Topics:

1. What surprised you in Dr. Perlich's presentation?
2. Report on the web site you perused.

Project #13: Interview a recent immigrant to the U.S. for about 30 minutes. Have they become a U.S. citizen? What issues do they face as an immigrant? Has life in the U.S. been worth the difficulties of immigration? Report.