In the mid-19th century, some Americans criticized immigrant workers ... These perceptions of contract workers were built upon the existing racist idea that Chinese immigrants to the United States ...

In the mid-19th century, some Americans criticized ... were built upon the existing racist idea that Chinese immigrants to the United States were “coolies,” or unfree indentured workers.

Immigrants learned ... from other regions of the United States, including African Americans from the rural South and Mexican Americans from the Southwest. Many mid-19th century French immigrants ...

Russian men entering through Angel Island. Immigrants from Russia entered the United States at both coasts starting in the late 1800s. Nearly 3 million Russians entered during the first wave of open ...

Nearly half of the 7.6 million immigrants who entered the U.S. since January 2020 were already employed by March 2024 ...

The United States has long conceived of itself as a ... would be the party to emerge from the political chaos of the mid-19th century. They would survive the challenges of a nation divided over ...

The Trump administration’s current use of 19th-century tools to solve 20th-century problems threatens to take America back to ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Rhode Island has always been a place shaped by immigrants, from the Irish who arrived in the 19th century to the diverse communities that ...