A much larger number of #Grenadians immigrated to the United States after the U.S. Congress passed the Hart-Celler Immigration Reform Act of 1965.

Immigration from Grenada to the United States increased after the war years of the 1940s. Again, the number of #Grenadians allowed to enter the United States legally was very low.

Immigration from Grenada to the United States increased after the war years of the 1940s. Again, the number of #Grenadians allowed to enter the United States legally was very low.

After the British slave trade ended in 1834, there is no record of #Grenadians arriving in the United States for many decades.

According to statistics of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, in the period between 1960 and 1980 a total of 10,391 #Grenadians entered the United States

A much larger number of #Grenadians immigrated to the United States after the U.S. Congress passed the Hart-Celler Immigration Reform Act of 1965.

As #Grenadians moved to the United States, older immigrants continued to maintain many traditional #Grenadian customs and values

Upon leaving Grenada for the United States, #Grenadians did not quickly change their beliefs, traditions or customs too rapidly

Upon arriving in the United States, #Grenadians brought their passion for football, which is called soccer in the United States, and the British game of cricket with them.

Another reason for #Grenadians entering the United States was political; many disapproved of Grenada's shift away from pro-democratic values to political ideas associated with communism.

A much larger number of #Grenadians immigrated to the United States after the U.S. Congress passed the Hart-Celler Immigration Reform Act of 1965.

A small number of #Grenadians practice a faith known as Rastafarianism.