Immigration Then
-The first wave of immigration (1840s/Pre-Civil War) consisted of Western Europeans from mainly Ireland because of the potato famine and Italy.
-The second wave of immigratin (Post-Civil War) was full of Eastern European countries such as Czech, Romania, and Ukraine.
-European immigrants were processed at Ellis Island in New York Harbor. Chinese, Japanese, and other Asian immigrants were processed at Angel Island in San Francisco Bay.
-Immigrants faced persecution and were blamed for many issues that were brought on by the Industrial Revolution.
Timeline:
1882: In 1882, the act of 1882 charged non US citizens coming to America fifty cents to get into the country and were denied entry if they were a pauper, insane, or if they had a contagious disease.
1885: In 1885 the Contract Labor Law which let employers to bring immigrants into the country to work for cheap wages
1907: The Gentlemen's Agreement deal was made which limited the number of Japanese immigrants in exchange for the repeal of the San Francisco segregation order
1917: Literacy tests were given to immigrants, they were required to read and write in any language and it did not have to be english. By 1917 the tax to enter the country was now eight dollars.
1921: Based off the 1910 census three percent of the european nationality could enter the US each year.
1924: The Johnson-Reed Act lowered the percentage to two percent. It also explained that in 1927 no more than 150,000 immigrants would be allowed to enter the country.The act also provided immigrants who already became citizens’ certain relatives could enter the country.
1930-1940s: The depression caused by WW1 and WW2 President Truman made special provisions that allowed homeless war veterans to enter the country.
-The second wave of immigratin (Post-Civil War) was full of Eastern European countries such as Czech, Romania, and Ukraine.
-European immigrants were processed at Ellis Island in New York Harbor. Chinese, Japanese, and other Asian immigrants were processed at Angel Island in San Francisco Bay.
-Immigrants faced persecution and were blamed for many issues that were brought on by the Industrial Revolution.
Timeline:
1882: In 1882, the act of 1882 charged non US citizens coming to America fifty cents to get into the country and were denied entry if they were a pauper, insane, or if they had a contagious disease.
1885: In 1885 the Contract Labor Law which let employers to bring immigrants into the country to work for cheap wages
1907: The Gentlemen's Agreement deal was made which limited the number of Japanese immigrants in exchange for the repeal of the San Francisco segregation order
1917: Literacy tests were given to immigrants, they were required to read and write in any language and it did not have to be english. By 1917 the tax to enter the country was now eight dollars.
1921: Based off the 1910 census three percent of the european nationality could enter the US each year.
1924: The Johnson-Reed Act lowered the percentage to two percent. It also explained that in 1927 no more than 150,000 immigrants would be allowed to enter the country.The act also provided immigrants who already became citizens’ certain relatives could enter the country.
1930-1940s: The depression caused by WW1 and WW2 President Truman made special provisions that allowed homeless war veterans to enter the country.
Immigration Now
Current immigration policies are based on the Immigration Act of 1965 allowing 170,000 Eastern immigrants and 120,000 Western Immigrants
The act also allows quick admittance to doctors, scientists, and students. Immigrants now are still looked down on because they are still looked as of different but they are defintatly more accepted if they have all the correct paper work and authorization.
The act also allows quick admittance to doctors, scientists, and students. Immigrants now are still looked down on because they are still looked as of different but they are defintatly more accepted if they have all the correct paper work and authorization.