1880s-1924 Vs. Post-World War II

1.Describe the U.S. immigration policies from 1790 to 1929. What are the provisions and preferences of each policy? Describe why each policy was enacted. What immigration groups were affected by the policies? What were the overall effects? Provide plenty of examples to support your essay.

The largest difference between Immigration in the 1900’s and now is where Immigrants come from. In the 1900’s immigrants came from Europe, Asia, and a little amount of Mexicans and Cubans. Now it’s completely different, immigrants come from Mexico and Cuba mostly. Another huge difference between now and then is then immigrants came through Ellis Island and got a small exam. Now immigrants have to pass several “exams” about their public health and such. It’s very hard to pass our borders now if you’re an illegal immigrant. Finally, Immigrants now come here to America for homes and a better life. Back then immigrants came to America for religious reasons and

This paper explores the United States, Immigration Policy from an historical, fair and factual perspective. The Immigration Act of 1990 States limited “unskilled workers to 10,000 a year. Skilled labor requirements and immediate family reunification were major goals. The Act continued to promote the nuclear family model, foreign-born in the US was 7%”. This paper will also explore the demographics and diversity, of immigrants, throughout the U.S. This paper includes an article form the website of the Washington, D.C., Immigration Policy Center, and American Immigration Council. This paper will examines significant research data from the Pew Research web site on Hispanic trends and immigration, around the United States. This paper will also cover numbers, facts and trends which shape the immigration policy. This paper will also include five different books written by authors concerning the immigration policy and public issues which most concern Americans. This paper will cover topics of history of social problems and the policies that address immigration, special interest groups advocacy groups, political party and supporters, social justice and ethical issues, policy outcomes of illegal immigrants and how other countries compare to the United States when dealing with immigration.

Immigrants began moving to the United States in the 1850s in search of new freedoms and opportunities. They were soon viewed as threats by the American people because they could potentially take away job opportunities from native born Americans. Additionally, the morality and capabilities of these foreign people were unknown. As a result, new social and economic policies that favored “real Americans” were enforced. These affected a large group of foreigners, including Jews, Catholics, Italians, southern Europeans, and the Chinese. (Fry 1)

In the late years of the 19th century, America experienced rapid industrialization and urbanization which caused a large spike in immigration. Due to this, many americans believed immigration should be restricted, causing the government to make restrictions over immigration laws. These restrictions were put in place with the hopes of saving jobs for the working american. In addition, People migrating to the U.S were seen as inferior by nativists because they were not born in the U.S and were taking “american” jobs. The Government responded to the rapid increase of immigration by passing the immigration act of 1924, which “Limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota”(history.state.gov). This law helped reduce immigration, which is what many americans

This thesis compares events that occurred from 1875 to the 1930’s and present day that highlights that America had a bi-polar view on immigration from the 1875 to the 1930’s and still has a similar view on immigration today. The first part of this timeframe during the 1870’s and 80’s immigrants were welcomed with open arms and were offered incentives to come to the United States, then middle class Americans realized the new immigrants coming into America could be a threat to their lively hood and profits, they changed their stance and their welcoming attitudes towards new immigrants. Middle class Americans, whose ancestors were once immigrant’s their-selves, lobbied their political parties for immigration reform, and this is still happening

Martin describes a country that is supposed to welcome immigrants with open arms and how the United States has now closed its front door on immigrants. Overall, Martin seems to be pro-immigration. The paper was informative and provided insight on the stalled construction of policy.

PROBLEM: In the early 1920s the United States addressed the quick rising immigration population by creating the Immigration act of 1924. The immigration Act limited the number of European, African, and completely ban the migration of Asians and Arab immigrants. The American people after World War One had a strong patriotism for their country and did not easily accept new ethic groups. The fear of Communism also contributed to the dislike of new immigrants amongst the American people. The American people also felt that immigrants took jobs away from American citizens and were uncomfortable with the idea of more job competition.

The United States of America to the rest of the world is a place of liberty, freedom and a land of opportunities. Thousands of people every year leave their Motherlands in search for better life, for political, religious, and economic reasons. In most of the world, citizenship is defined by race or ethnicity, but an American may belong to any ethnic group. Despite that the U.S. immigration policy have always favored those who came from Western Europe to the exclusion of other groups. In the beginning of the country there was an “open-door immigration policy” on immigration (White, 214). The first significant federal legislation restricting immigration was the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act law that suspended Chinese immigration for ten years and barred Chinese in the U.S. from citizenship. The Immigration Act of 1924 imposed the overall numerical quota to 165,000, and was passed in response to political and public opinion calling for restrictions on immigration from South-Eastern Europe following events such as 1919 recession and high unemployment, civil unrest and the Red Scare (Daniels, 47). In 1965, Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act, which ended quota system that favored Western European immigrants, and today, the majority of the country’s immigrants come from Asia and Latin America. Known as a nation of immigrants, many Americans still developed a strong hostile feelings toward immigrants. In contrast, the Founding Fathers were looking at immigration as at

Many cultures search for better opportunities for themselves and their families. These are opportunities such as a higher income, educations, and a safe environment. In most occasions us as human posses the instinct to relocate from a habitat if it demonstrates unfavorable results. During the 1970’s Americans’ began noticing the immigration population rising tremendously after World War II. In the late 1960’s most immigrants came from Europe, however after the 1970’s immigrants were arriving from the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia. The 1965 Immigration Act favored many people with educations and skills.

In Erika Lee’s novel titled At America’s Gates, she takes a close examination of the Chinese people and how various immigration laws affected their lives beyond a legal aspect in the late 19th century and early 20th century. She explains how Chinese immigration and exclusion laws influenced not only the Chinese, but also the United States as a whole. A country that once openly welcomed foreigners without restrictions became one that sought to control immigration through standards of race, class, and gender for the first time in its history.

Although some level of immigration has been continuous throughout American history, there have been two epochal periods: the 1880 to 1924 Age of Mass Migration, primarily from Southern and Eastern Europe, and the Post 1965 Wave of Immigration, primarily from Latin America and Asia. In this research paper, I would focus on the first wave which occurred in the 1900; including impact, living and work condition; reasons for coming, and change in immigration laws.

Immigrants first came to the United States during the 16th century from countries all over the world and many populations continue to migrate from different countries. Since the first immigrants, there have been many restrictions and reforms against immigrants during different time periods, restricting various ethnic groups. Even though there are not many restrictions against ethnic or cultural groups today, there seems to be a certain nativist attitude towards immigrants since the 16th century. Some examples throughout history include the Chinese Exclusion Act restricting all Chinese immigrants and the “Era of Restriction” where only 8 million immigrants migrated to the United States between 1924-1965 (History 2750 Lecture, January 13, 2016).

Immigration reforms, policies, and discourse has been a continuous problem seen throughout history. Therefore, it would be interesting to examine individuals’ rationale for their opposition and their approval of immigrants. I could investigate the social, economic, and political causes that lead individuals to settle in the Unites States. Because of the influx of immigrants into the country, the government passed various acts to limit the number of immigrants and provided guidelines for potential citizens. So, these acts provide imperative information about immigration. Moreover, I could examine the requirements for admission into the country as well as review the process of deportation and its consequences. Since immigration is an ongoing

Since the 19th Century, America has become known as the nation of immigrants. During that time the United States experienced the biggest wave of immigration of any place or time in the history of the world. It was also during that same time that America felt the greatest growth in production and standard of living than any other point in history (Divine, 1957). For many, the link between these two exceptional points in history was no coincidence.