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When did the largest numbers of people from your assigned country arrive?  Was there more than one period in history that large numbers of people in this group came?

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When did the largest numbers of people from your assigned country arrive?  Was there more than one period in history that large numbers of people in this group came?

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The largest numbers of people from Syria came to the United States during the Ottoman Empire. Yes, during January 2014-2016 large groups of immigrants came to the United States as well.

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A. Jan 2014-16 is when large groups of immigrants came to the U.S.
An estimated 1,000 official entries per year between 1900 and 1916 from World War One.
In 1915, large groups of Ottoman Syrians fled the empire with European waves.
B. Syrian Civil War was an event that led to peoples desire to leave
C. The U.S. instructed a highly instructed vetting process to place immigrants in communities
D. The immigration Act of 1924 closed doors for Syrian immigrants to come to the U.S. But the immigration Act of 1965 annulled the act of 1924 and opened many doors for immigrants
In 2017, President Trump made an executive order on a "Muslim Ban" which blocked travel from many Muslim countries, including Syria.

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2-4 sentence summary of your group's immigration experience

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2-4 sentence summary of your group's immigration experience

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Syrians who immigrated before the crisis are doing good, learning English, owning homes, having good jobs, and starting up businesses at an impressive rate. However, Syrians also had to immigrate to the United States to seek refuge during the war. When Syrian refugees arrived they had to go through an extreme vetting process, and they were given housing where other Syrian communities were large to help integrate them into society comfortably.

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How did your group’s arrival affect American attitudes and policies with regard to immigration?

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How did your group’s arrival affect American attitudes and policies with regard to immigration?

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The arrival of Syrian Refugees struck the Muslim Ban. The Muslim Ban restricted many immigrants from entering the U.S.

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How did American immigration policy affect your group? 

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How did American immigration policy affect your group? 

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The American Immigration policy affected Syrian refugees because it reduced admissions. Many were against the policy.
“The message we’ve been sending to the administration is: you’re basically undercutting your entire religious freedom agenda because you’re shutting the door on persecuted people,” said Jenny Yang, vice president of advocacy and policy at World Relief, a Baltimore-based refugee resettlement organization. (Washington Post)

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Image that enhances the understanding of your group's experience.  Please include a caption that explains your choice.

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Image that enhances the understanding of your group's experience.  Please include a caption that explains your choice.

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The woman is supposed to signify the refugees of Syria. Many want to leave but there is always a door blocking them.

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What specific events were acting as push and pull factors for your assigned group?

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What specific events were acting as push and pull factors for your assigned group?

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The Muslim ban was a push factor because it did not allow any Syrian immigrants to enter the U.S.

Pull factors for Syrian immigrants were that most immigrants make good wages in the U.S. Syrian immigrant men make a median of 30,000 dollars a year upon arrival. Who have been here for about 10 years make 43,000 dollars a year, while those who have been here longer make a median of 63,000 dollars a year.

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A brief true story of an immigrant from your group

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A brief true story of an immigrant from your group

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Laurel Hilbert, a 17 year old blind man, came to the United States in 2013. He was born in Syria, but his family moved to Saudi Arabia and when Laurel lived there, as a disabled man and a foreigner, he felt as if he was "a burden on society". So, he applied to learn English in the United States. He came on a student visa in 2013 and was then granted asylum in 2014. However, when he arrived in Los Angeles in 2013 he was homeless and couldn’t speak English. But, he was taken in by a family who also spoke Arabic, who enrolled him in school and connected him with a lawyer who helped him apply for asylum. He went through a terrifying interview process, where he detailed the fear that he felt if he had to return back in order to receive asylum. After his English became strong, he decided to move to New York. He got a job and his green card in 2015, in 2020 he'll be eligible to become a citizen.