Push Factors:
· lack of land in Europe
· poverty (Example: Chinese)
· fleeing persecution (Examples: Russian Jews, Armenians)
· famine (Example: Mexicans)
· political Revolution (Example: Mexicans)
Pull Factors:
· the promise of freedom and a better life
· people joined family and friends
· available jobs in mines and factories
· cheap land and passage to America
Ellis Island
From 1892 – 1924, approximately 22 million immigrants saw the Statue of Liberty as they entered the United States at Ellis Island, NY.
