what is the german immigration in US history?
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The most recent census data shows 800K are German born per census: About 28% of those surveyed for the census claim "German ethnicity" actually making it the largest ethnic group claimed in the US.\nFor a long term study see Tolzmann's Book "The German-American Experience" (2000)
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I think that is a very good question,I think that society as a whole has an incredible itch to categorize everything into neat easily classified little piles. There are so many different European creeds that have all blended together by now that would make SPECIFICALLY classifying anyone would be a huge mouth full. My best friend would have to say that she is an Irish-Scotch-Welsh-German and maybe some Italian thrown on for spice American, but she has had the privilege of at least knowing where her families came from, and can , rightly so, be proud of what her makes her who SHE is. African Americans, for the most part are held at a huge disadvantage in this respect. Most DON"T know where they hail from except for a few speculative hundred years, and maybe have an understandable need to have a claim on SOMEPLACE to reconnect with their roots. Everyone wants to know where they come from and Africa is at least a common motherland.                                                    I have been very lucky as a Mexican AMERICAN to be able to have access to that part of my culture close at hand, but it doesn't define me as a whole. I do speak spanish but I still think that English should be learned when you move here. ( What is so difficult in being able to speak more then just ONE language people!!! This is something to be proud of!! Other countries EXPECT thier students to MASTER more then one before they can graduate from school!!Since when should education be shunned???) I consider myself to be an American above all other census classifications, and my friends would say " goofball dork" if asked about me. I believe people all ALL races should be proud of who they are and anyway if we were to be invaded by any one of the many countries that hate us, African American, Asian American, European American, or whatever would still be considerd AMERICAN only. They wouldn't care.  ( BTW, you ARE German American, and it is a sad thing that untill WW II most Germans in the US had been speaking German for many generations untill they were unfairly made to feel ashamed about it, but that's govermant for ya)
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The Germans in Berlin after WWII.
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This website is very educational and informative.  Also breaks down into years and ports of entry.\n\nwww.bergen.org/AAST/projects/immigration/
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Well, first, sentences for homicides are generally much shorter under German law than under American laws. The maximum sentence is usually around 15 years. (So really, it isn't "lax" German courts, it is the law...) One has to wonder why the German homicide rate is a mere fraction of our own.\nAs far as the culturally based episode, I think that what is happening on a far greater scale (but which isn't the topic of news articles) is that Turkish people in Germany are becoming less "Turkish" and more "German". Of course, because the vast majority of Turkish immigrants to Germany come from the very conservative rural areas of Turkey, there are still a lot of very old-fashioned ways of thinking that tend to be preserved. Unexpectedly perhaps, one sees more of these old fashioned elements, for example head scarves, in Berlin than in Istanbul. One of the large issues facing Germany today, and I think this situation is related, is the strong hesitance toward integration of this Turkish population into German society. By now, you have the third, and soon the fourth, generation of Turkish "guest workers" living in Germany. A young Turkish person whose grandfather moved to Germany, whose Turkish parents were born there, and who was himself born there is still not German. German law grants citizenship only by virtue of blood, not place of birth. True, recent reforms to the laws have begun to address this issue, but the fact remains, Turkish people remain outside of "German society." Therefore, these rogue elements of culture tend to exist far longer than they would if "Turkish" people were more fully integrated into "German" society.\nThis young woman's death is a great tragedy; I think you realize that such "honor" killing goes on throughout southern and eastern Asia, particularly in regions where education and political opportunities are limited. It would be to our own discredit if we ignored it until it happens here in the west.
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Not really. I grew up in the U.S. and I'd never heard of him until I came to Germany.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_immigration_to_the_United_States
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Boats mostly, more recently airplanes. Very few walked or swam.\n\nIf you mean when and why, there was a lot of German immigration in the 1700s. The Pennsylvania Dutch are actually Germans, with Dutch being a mis-heard version of "Deutsch."\n\nThere was also a semi-famous bunch of Germans who went to Texas in the early 19th century with the idea of setting up a utopian town. Didn't quite work out. (See the third link below for more on that story.)
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Times also change. Even if the built by immigrants was true (which isn't the case) then what served us well in 1860 doesn't necessarily serve us well now. \n\nThe only people who want immigration are those who wish to keep a virtual slave sub-citizen. These subs will mow their lawns, watch their kids and clean their toilets cheaply. \n\nEssentially, what the pro-immigration people are saying to US citizens is this, "You won't clean my bathroom for slave labor rates, so I'll get some dumb Mexican to cross the border and do it in your place".
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This might help.\n\nhttp://www.germannotes.com/hist_empire_overview.shtml\n\nAnswer your question?
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Although I understand that there have been government reforms in recent years, in the past, being born in Germany did not necessarily grant citizenship.  There has been much discussion for years about the "Gastarbeiter" - "Guest-Workers" mostly from Turkey who were brought to Germany after World War II.  Many of the grandchildren of these Gastarbeiters still were not given citizenship despite the fact that they and their parents were born and raised in Germany.\n\nI would like to also say that I find the reference to an "Arian" ideal in the post below both ignorant (it's misspelled) and offensive.  The Aryan race was invented by the Nazis to justify their genocide against Jews, Gypsies, Slavs, and other minority groups.  It does not correctly typify pre-Nazi ideals about German ethnicity, nor does it represent what German citizenship means today.  \n\nIt is also silly to call Germany's citizenship system "primitive."  While the post below holds French immigration policy in high regard, it ignores the fact that France is leading the way in modern Europe toward oppressive and restrictive laws aimed at Muslims and other ethnic groups.\n\nWhile Germany certainly ought to rid itself of the "Gastarbeiter" class, to continue Nazi stereotypes while glorfying a similarly faulty system is silly and unhelpful.
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germans are friggin fabulous! whoot. ich leibe bier. and you should too. \n\nAmerica is made up of all different kinds of people including a lot of germans. oddly the one time that it is OKAY to be German-American in the US is when beer is involved. So, yes its okay to be like "I have ancesstors that wern't born here" because unless you are Native American thats the case.\n\nPeople are very ignornant these days. And oddly angry. Cinco de Mayo is an awesome holliday as well.
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My ancestors arrived from Europe in the 18th century and gradually migrated west.  They went where land was offered free -- first to Iowa and then on to Nebraska, S. Dakota, Colorado, Oregon and California nearly always following the railroads.\nKnowing the routes they took and looking at what was happening at the time makes American history much more interesting. \nMy husband's family arrived in the Holland, Michigan area from The Netherlands in 1854 and many still live there.  We've met relatives still living in The Netherlands, and have learned a lot about Dutch history in the U.S.\nI wish I had known more about my ancestors when I was studying history in school.  Hopefully it will make history class more interesting for my grandchildren.\nThe word "here" makes me very curious on other posts.  I suspect it means "U.S."\nI'm glad to see "an ya's" post -- more people should be aware of the Armenian genocide!
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His ancestry traces back to his grandfather.\n\nHis grandfather was German.\n\nHe and his parents were catholic.\n\nThis link below details his entire life. This will help big time.
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My great grandfather immigrated from Germany in 1939 and moved to upstate NY.  \n\nThings got very uncomfortable for him as WW2 progressed.  Most of the country was understandably anti german and it got progressively worse. (Sort of like being a arab on Sept 12th)\n\nHe settled in and raised 6 kids on his farm.  All the kids are grown and gotten advanced degrees (one's a dentist, one a doctor at the mayo,  one's a pharmacist etc).   I guess you can say that he found oppurtunities for him and his family here.
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Lot's of info here.\nhttp://german.about.com/
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Immigration records are available since about 1930 or so now.  Web sites like Genealogy.com specialize in presenting this sort of info.