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Norwegian immigration to North America began in earnest in the mid-19th century, driven by a combination of economic, social, and political factors in Norway. Between 1825 and 1925, more than 800,000 Norwegians emigrated to the United States and Canada, making Norwegians one of the most significant European ethnic groups to settle in the ...
The earliest immigrants from Norway to America emigrated mostly for religious motives, especially as members of the Religious Society of Friends or as Haugeans. To a great extent, this early emigration from Norway was born out of religious persecution, especially for Quakers and a local religious group, the Haugeans. [6] Cleng Peerson
Immigration to Norway has increased over the last decades, beginning in the early 1990s. In 1992, the immigrant population in Norway was 183,000 individuals, representing 4.3% of the total population, and net migration that year was 9,105 people. In 2012, net migration peaked, as 48,714 people came to the country.
He proposes a fixed-term system: a worker comes to the U.S. with the understanding that they are not on a path to citizenship, works on a 3-year contract, and then returns to their home country.
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Evjen, John O. Scandinavian Immigrants in New York 1630–1674 (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1972) Flom, George T. A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States: From the Earliest Beginning Down to the Year 1848 (Iowa City, 1909) Hoobler, Dorothy, and Thomas Hoobler. The Scandinavian American Family Album (Oxford University Press ...
According to DHS statistics by fiscal year (FY), in his second term, President Barack Obama removed an average of 168,201 immigrants with criminal convictions per year (FY 2013-FY 2016).