immigration and urbanization. they came, they saw, they… immigrants who here is american, and what...
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Immigration and Urbanization
They came, they saw, they…
Immigrants
Who here is American, and what does it mean?
Why the spike in 1860 & 1910?
Turn-of-the-Century Immigration to the United States
1880 1910
49%27%
24%
18%
11%
71%
Eastern and
Southern EuropeEastern and
Southern Europe
Rest of the
World
Northwestern
Europe
Northwestern
Europe
Percent of Immigrants by Region and Origin
The “dumbbell” tenement
Hypocrites
California, why?
Are we still this America?
• What is the meaning of the poem?
• "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.”
• What does the line say about Immigrants to America?
• What problems were immigrants facing in the old country?
What fears do they have?
Nativist Activism
• American Protective Association - 1887
• Chinese Exclusion Act - 1882
• Literacy tests added 1917
• Immigration Act of 1924 – (National Origins Act) – Est. Quota %’s
• Immigration Act 1929– Capped at 150,000
Positives and NegativesImmigration
• (+)• New Talents and
Skills• Diversity• Freedom• Land of Opportunity• Goodwill with other
countries• History of Immigration
• (-)• Disease• Criminals, Radicals,
Terrorists• Change American
Culture• Loss of jobs and
opportunity• Racial Backlash