Słowa kluczowe: agency, immigration, transnational, institutionalization, peasants, ideal type, the New Social History, The Uprooted, The Polish Peasant in Europe and America, cultural baggage, acculturation, language acquisition, chain migration, Hispanics, Asian-Americans, Refugee, quota system, Cold War, migration, displaced persons, boat people, resettlement, anti-Communism, bowling, Milwaukee, Polish American Bowling Association, Polish Americans, Polonia, taverns, Immigration, attitudes, United States, class, ideology, religious fundamentalism, immigration policy, public opinion, diversity visa lottery, family reunification, immigration act, immigration reform, Simpson-Mazzoli, DACA, illegal immigration., Migration network, transatlantic migrations, migration from rural areas, migration time trends