USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Most European emigrants to the New World came from Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 2021, 183, 600 people seeking asylum were under 18 years old – nearly 13% of them (23, 300) were unaccompanied children. Most of unaccompanied children came from Afghanistan, Syria and Bangladesh. In the first half of 2022, 405, 500 asylum applications (from which 365, 400 first time applications) were lodged in the EU.

Detailed explanation-3: -Irish, German, and Scandinavian immigrants arriving during the 1840s and 1850s made up the second wave of European immigration, fleeing famine, religious persecution, and political conflicts. Unlike the first Europeans, who were mostly Protestants, the new arrivals were overwhelmingly Catholic.