Once substantial immigration to the United States started, it increased steadily, peaking between 1910 and 1920
One major difference #Canadian immigrants would encounter in U.S. politics involves the dominance of two political parties. In Canada, there are three national political parties, the Progressive Conservatives, the Liberals, and the New Democratic Party
Mental health issues related to the trauma of war are common among #Afghan #Americans especially more recent arrivals to the US. PTSD is common. Family stress based on changing gender roles in the face of #American culture is also a factor
Many #CapeVerdeans arrived in America at the rise of the auto and steel industries and took jobs in those factories.
Once financially independent, most immigrants remit a large portion of their salaries to family left behind. On several occasions they have also united in the wake of disaster in Colombia
On the West Coast, #Liberians are concentrated in California, with the primary settlement points being Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland and Stockton.
There are no documented health problems or medical conditions that are specific to #Guyanese Americans. Many families have health insurance coverage through their employers
Once in the United States, many Serb immigrants worked in fishing or shipping in cities such as San Francisco, New Orleans, and Galveston, Texas
Once removed from the immediate threats of war, drought, and famine, #Eritreans Americans have no greater health issues than the general population
Along with some members of the other Baltic groups, some #Lithuanians blamed the Democrats for the "betrayal" of #Lithuanian independence in the Yalta agreement of 1945, which extended Soviet territories to the West.


