America 's Melting Pot : A Nation Of The People

One of the first significant pieces of federal legislation aimed at restricting immigration was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which banned Chinese laborers from coming to America. Californians had agitated for the new law, blaming the Chinese, who were willing to work for less, for a decline in wages.The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. Those on the West Coast were especially prone to attribute declining wages and economic ills on the despised Chinese workers. Although the Chinese composed only .002 percent of the nation’s population, Congress passed the exclusion act to placate worker demands and assuage prevalent concerns about maintaining white “racial purity.”

Chinese Exclusion Act was a law that passed by Congress on May 6 of 1882, that halted the immigration of the Chinese laborers for a span of 10 years and denied neutralization to the existing Chinese in the United States. Following an economic crisis in the late 19th century that left many without jobs and slowed down the expansion of the Western States, many Chinese immigrants laborers were blamed for the falling of wages and lack of employment opportunities. The Chinese laborer faced violence, social isolation, and discriminatory laws that was included in the passage of the exclusion act. Although the act had little effect on the U.S’s economy beyond the Chinese community, it set a lasting effect for immigration policy, it was the first U.S law the refusal to admit members of a specific ethnic group or nationality. Since Chinese immigration was helping the U.S’s economy bloom. Why the sudden stop of only one ethnic group coming to the U.S? What social, economic, and political caused the Chinese Exclusion Act?

Known to many as the ‘melting pot,’ the United States consists of a variety of cultures and peoples. Immigrants from near and far traveled and continue to do so for economic opportunities or to escape persecution. One particular group of people who immigrated to the United States were the Filipinos or Pinoys, as some like to call themselves. Due to its 400-year colonization by Spain and the United States, the Filipino American populace increased after the Philippines became a territory under U.S. control. The last Asiatic group to migrate to the United States, the Filipinos have contributed to the American society through a variety of occupations, such as sailors or nannies. Moreover, the U.S. colonization of the Philippines from

In the 1800’s, immigrants from different areas of the world began coming more frequently to the United States. With these immigrants, came the Chinese. After some time, an Exclusion Act was passed by the United States to keep the Chinese from immigrating. This happened in 1882 and was even extended in 1892. This act was supported in being passed because the Chinese were taking many jobs from the Americans, and also because the Chinese brought conflicting cultural elements to America.

The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law that was passed out to the public and signed by the President at that time named Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882. It was one of the most outrageous restrictions out of all the immigration acts in US history, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese people from coming into United States. This act followed several revisions made in 1880 to the US and China Burlingame Treaty of 1868, this revisions has allowed for the US to stop Chinese immigration. The act itself was intentionally passed to last for 10 years, but was eventually renewed in 1892 and made then it was finally made permanent in 1902. The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first law to be followed that was meant to prevent a specific ethnic group from coming into the United States.

53 “The Chinese Exclusion Act had a profound long-term impact on immigration policy. As the first law barring entry to people of a specific race or nationality, it served as a model for twentieth-century restrictions.” Edwards explains the beginnings of

In Forging a New Vision of America 's Melting Pot by Gregory Rodriguez the author expresses support for a heavy Mexican influence in the United States and integration of races. The author made some points about how legislatures have tried to stop Mexicans from entering the country and have repeatedly tried to keep them down as second class citizens. It seems that he wants Mexicans to have more influence in mainstream media, but I feel as if he 's pushing it too strong. I 'm all for equality, but it seems that he wants Hispanics to take a very large piece of the pie. I prefer an equal amount of the pie for all. It seems that the issue the author is stating about discrimination and legislative action against Hispanics comes from issues stemming from the old days. He mentions the Nineteen-twenties Texas representative John C. Box and his controversial views on immigration of Mexicans, but then he states a strong support in the Nineteen-nineties and their “Latino issues are American issues” mantra. I see why some people may be worried that Mexicans are taking over, because they may lose a little of their culture. Although change isn 't always bad, we cannot just barge in and force a change. America is a diverse country and we have a piece of the whole world here, so for one social group to complain and want their influence to be on a grand scale is just preposterous. We all need to share this melting pot of stew.

The Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882 is a Congressional Act passed by congress and signed by President Chester A. Author prohibiting Chinese laborers (skilled and unskilled) from coming to the United States for ten years. If Chinamen did not have proper identification then they would face deportation, this caused the Chinese population to drop drastically. This act was created due to racism and white racial superiority, negative stigmas of Chinese people, low job availability and the envy of Chinese labor.

In the spring of 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by Congress and signed by Chester A. Arthur. The official date it became effective was May 6, 1882. The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first major law restricting immigration to the United States. It suspended Chinese immigration for ten years and declared the Chinese as ineligible for naturalization. The Act was originally supposed to last 10 years but was extended for another 10 years by the 1892 Geary Act, which also required that people of Chinese origin carry identification certificates or face deportation.

The first significant law restricting immigration was the Chinese exclusion act of 1882. The Chinese exclusion act was enacted to lower the wages of immigrants that would come over and take American jobs on the west coast. The exclusion act was aimed entirely at a race, that as a whole compromised only a small percentage of America at the time. Chinese culture and presence was stemmed due to an overwhelming sense of xenophobia in the sense that it was the Chinese’s fault for the lack of jobs and decrease of pay. Laws passed to strengthen the 1882 act made reentry of laborers illegal and required laborers living in the United States to prove that their residence was legal.

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, was the first significant law that restricted immigration into the United States. The Chinese Exclusion Act was signed in by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882. This new law was only supposed to be in effect for ten years but instead was renewed every ten years until 1943 (WWII).

America the great melting pot. Some have argued that the melting pot analogy is inaccurate. Instead America is like a tossed salad. A person can see all the individual ingredients that make up the salad. People will argue of what can go into a salad and what cannot go into just as people will argue about the place of certain groups with America. Some find disgust in certain groups of people and praise other. The situation is dynamic. The way people interact with groups are constantly changing and morphing due to different influences. Antisemitism is one of the ways people interact with the tossed salad that is America. Antisemitism in United States is on a decline because other groups are being used as scapegoats instead, Jews are not seen to pose a threat, a strong Holocaust remembrance, and the hatred of African Americans continues to be the predominate form of hate in the American context.

On May 6th, 1882, the United States Congress passed the first racially restrictive immigration bill in American history. Known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, it supposedly only prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the U.S., allegedly for a ten year span; but ten years passed and the Act was renewed, and another ten years later, it was permanently instated in 1902. The Exclusion Act executed its intended purpose; due to a clause within the Act that specified both “skilled and unskilled” laborers were to be kept out and the refusal of the government to re-admit already settled immigrants who left the country for even the shortest amount of time, the Chinese population within the U.S. dipped rapidly as nearly every Chinese would-be immigrant was denied entry.1

The United States has Changed from a Melting Pot to a Vast Culture with Varying Racial Backgrounds

The United States is commonly know as a melting pot of nations, in which people from around the world have emigrated to form a homogeneous yet varied culture. Although we come from different ethnic groups, we are usually bound together through our common English language. This becomes an issue, however, when immigrants are not familiar with English and American culture, and instead attempt to keep their own heritage alive. They are often torn between identities through language, the one they speak at home which they are familiar with, and the one they must adhere to in public. This often leads to struggle and conflict on both sides, dealing with different cultures and how people react when assimilation occurs. Because of this, living in the United States often requires us to completely accept only one identity, even though hints of the other may spill over at times.