Stricter Immigration Policy Analysis

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.

Immigration in the United States is a complex demographic activity that has been a major contribution to population growth and cultural change throughout much of the nation's history. The many aspects of immigration have controversy in economic benefits, jobs for non-immigrants, settlement patterns, crime, and even voting behavior. Congress has passed many laws that have to do with immigrants especially in the 19th century such as the Naturalization Act of 1870, and the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882, or even the Immigration Act of 1903 all to insure specific laws and boundaries set on immigrants. The life of immigrants has been drastically changed throughout the years of 1880-1925 through aspects such as immigrants taking non-immigrants

As in the Chinese Exclusion Act that was in the first significant law which it was very restricting into immigration in the United States. the West Coast which they especially to attribute of the wages and so as the economy of the Chinese workers. But the Chinese had composed about .002 percent by the nation’s population, as for the Congress has passed the exclusion act to able to placate the worker on the demands and also the assuage of the concerns by maintaining to the white racial purity

As a result, the Chinese were subjected to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which severely limited their immigration and denied them citizenship. The Chinese Expulsion Act also became the foundation for not letting any immigrants into America, known as the Immigration Act of 1924, which specified that individuals who were ineligible for citizenship were not authorized to enter the United States. Chinese immigrants were frequently compelled to labor in low-wage industries, such as railroad construction or domestic

In the late 1800s, America passed a fierce act due to the rising tension between the Chinese immigrants and whites. Chinese immigrants were troubled with biased laws and stereotyping. The Chinese Exclusion Act was one of these law. It... The immigrants were stereotyped as barbarians, anti-christian, anti-white, or as slaves. They were called heathens, racial slurs, and much worse; and the Chinese were seen as idolaters, the lowest, and the vilest. Some may argue they were taking over jobs because of how they were willing to work for less. But ultimately, the most influential factor in why Americans passed the Chinese Exclusion Act was racial prejudice toward the Chinese.

Chinese coming raised issues of social and cultural diversity, discrimination, and national identity when migrating to the United States Relocate to the west- People moved for the availability of land. Americans sought the cheap land that would afford them economic independence. America’s growing industry-

In 1882, the U.S government passed the Chinese Exclusion Act to limit the immigration of Chinese people. This was because the Chinese immigrants had skills, and were able to do multiple tasks while getting paid in a low amount. This was beneficial for the owners, so this caused them to get hired easily and take over the jobs of other people in America. Americans will lose jobs because of this. According to document 1 a primary source it stated, “…Whereas, in the opinion of the government of the United States the coming of Chinese labors to this country endangers the good order of certain localities (areas) within the territory.” This means that the Chinese were strong enough to cause danger in the goods in areas, and take over/ affect the territory. They were that strong that even the government had to take this step. This act prevented Chinese labors to come to America for 10 years. According to the same document it stated, “ The ninety days after the passage of this act, and until the expiration of ten years next after the passage of this act, the coming of Chinese laborers to the united states be… suspended” This will prevent Americans to lose their jobs and also won’t over populate U.S. According to document 2, a cartoon analysis (secondary source) it shows a Chinese man with a lot of hands,

This worried the existing immigrants in fear that the Chinese immigrants would take their jobs and put them out of hire, and as seen in Document Eight, the Chinese Exclusion Act was made in an attempt to ban immigrants from East Asia from coming to the

Maybe the major mistake in the American immigration policies during the last decades has been that it is costly to impose immigration laws. Those who came to the United States have become alert of this matter and used it to benefit from it. Nevertheless, inexpensive employment was originally rare with the slave trade when the United Stated started to be colonized. Being a new country, the absence of Caucasians indentured employers eager to work on agricultural estate began a range of difficulties in concerns to constructing the promising fresh land.

The immigrants’ workforce started as a cost saving solution to increase America’s economic success. The impact was positive which then led to Americans trying to set standards of perfection and principles to be following. Workers, farmers, and

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.”

The United States’ relationship with immigration fluctuated a lot over the years. Nonetheless, one can observe how towards the 19th century, the government began to restrict the influx of immigrants it was received each year. The first official measure that triggered drastic change in American perception of immigration and of immigrants themselves was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed on May 6th, 1882, and it was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States, especially to a specific race/ethnicity. One of the narratives to justify this measure was that Chinese workers cause economic ills and declining wages, even if they only represented less than a percent of the population. However, the Congress still passed that act to satisfy popular worker demand. This essay will discuss the ideological and institutional consequences of the Chinese Exclusion Act, such as gatekeeping, creating a framework to racialize other races, a nativist ideology and how it shaped immigration laws.

The government targeted the Asian Americans as a threat. As Takaki asserted, “Unlike European immigrants, Asians were also victimized by the institutionalized racial discrimination of public policies.” These policies include the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the National Origins Act of 1924. The social image of America can clearly be seen as only “whites” when the government institute policies to encourage European women to arrive to America so the immigrants can form families, while Asian women were barred the entry to prevent families to form

In the late 19’th century, many new immigrants came to America with hopes to escape religious and political persecution, to find better employment opportunities, for more freedoms, and a chance to start over again. The immigrant work force grew fast as the demand for factory labor grew. These immigrants were important to industrialization in the United States. They were willing to work in unsanitary work conditions for little pay. Because of this, American industries were able to hire more of these types of workers. Although they were unskilled, the type of jobs they were required to do were jobs that didn’t demand much knowledge.

For instance, Joe R. Feagin states, “By the early 1900s agricultural and industrial expansion created an increased demand for low-wage labor in the Southwest. White employers recruited large numbers of Mexican Laborers for farms and factories, with federal assistance [...] employers and their allies in government have sought Mexican workers to do low-wage agricultural; and manufacturing jobs, even as growing numbers of political groups have agitated against such immigrants. By bringing in large numbers of Mexican workers, employers have helped to change the U.S. demographic and political landscape in often dramatic ways” (Page 242). Latino migration was often very common; workers would stay for a few years, and then go back to their country with more money than they could have made in their country of origin. Like African Americans and Native Americans, they were seen different and discriminated against. Furthermore, Asian Americans have come to the United States in waves, at different times, and for different reasons. For example, like Latino Americans, Asians also came to the United States by employers to use their labor and later Asians began to immigrate to America because of the Gold