Describe the patterns of immigration in TWO of the periods listed below. Compare and contrast the responses of Americans to immigrants in these periods.
1820-1860
1880-1924
1965-2000
Due Monday, May 3 at 12am.
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When immigrants migrated to America they experienced hostility in both eras.During the 1830s to 60s there was an influx in Germans. They fled to the United States because of a revolutionary war that broke out in 1848. They bought land in the West and were important votes for US politicians. They also believed in public education and ending slavery. Many Americans resented them because they continued to speak in their native tongue and followed their own religion. They also brought beer to America. Americans didn’t like that they wouldn’t fully assimilate to American culture. During this period due to the increase of immigrants, nativism spread around America. Many nativist were older Americans prejudice of foreigners in job, politics and religion. Nativist feared that Catholicism would wipe out Protetantism. Nativist groups such as The Know Nothings met in secret and fought restrictions on immigration and started violent rallies.
ReplyDeleteDuring the 1880s to 1924 the same feelings occurred when “New Immigrants” such as the Slavic and Baltic people of South Eastern Europe arrived. They were complete opposite of the “old immigrants” of the 1830s. They were opposed by the old immigrants and resented by the American people. South eastern Europeans came to because there was overcrowding in Europe and because they heard of the easy lifestyle and freedom of America. When these immigrants came they were not welcomed and the government did little to help them to assimilate into the society. Boss Tweed took advantage of the situation and provided jobs in return for political support at the polls. Over time Americans became concerned with immigrants living in slums and overcrowded cities. Preachers began talking about the Social Gospel which stated that churches should take on the social issues of today. Jane Addams started Hull House which helped immigrants settle into America easier.
Overall Americans were opposed to new immigrants at first but over time they realized that immigration boosted the economy.
Although the immigrants arriving during the periods 1820-1860 and 1880-1924 were markedly different in culture and origin, the overall American response remained the same.
ReplyDeleteImmigrants arriving around the first half of the nineteenth century were predominantly English Protestants and Catholics from Ireland and Germany. The severe potato famine in the mid 1840s and tough political and economic conditions in Germany had led to an influx of German and Irish immigrants to the United States. In fact, between the period 1820-1860, the Irish accounted for the single largest immigrant group.
The second wave of immigration brought peoples from the Slavic and Baltic regions of Southern and Eastern Europe, and Chinese and Japanese immigrants on the west coast near Los Angeles and San Francisco. As opposed to the dominant Catholic Irish and English Protestant immigrants of the first wave, this second wave was composed mainly of Jews, Greek Orthodox Christians and Catholics. The period 1880-1924 also saw a decrease in literacy amongst immigrants, as many of the new Europeans were poor and illiterate.
During both periods, there was a strong nativist sentiment against the sudden demographic change. The first period of nativist sentiment was marked by the American Party or the Know-Nothing Party. These Anglo-Americans believed they were the only “true” Americans and protested against the new foreigners. In addition to opposing immigration, they also rallied against the election of Roman Catholics to political office.
While the Know-Nothing party met in secret and declined commenting about their actions, nativist renewal in 1880-1924 was much stronger. Direct legislative action was taken against foreigners, particularly the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 to restrict Asian immigration to the United States. The American Protective Association was also formed in 1887 to directly oppose any election of a Catholic to public office. Reverend Josiah Strong openly placed blame on immigrants as the reason for the downturn of American cities as now being places of hell, in his book “Our Country”.
Both periods, while marked by distinct differences in immigration, saw similar resentment by the American population.
Despite the forty year time difference, immigrants were accepted in the same manner in the span 1820-1860 as well as 1880-1924. During 1820-1840 most immigrants came from Germany, Ireland, and Scandinavia. Many immigrants fled to America due to famine or political unrest in their homelands. Immigrants often settled in large eastern cities. This was due to the fact that most immigrants had little money and moving west and buying farming equipment was very costly. Most were looked down upon by Americans, especially older Americans. The Protestant Americans greatly resented the Catholic Irish. Many employers even discriminated against the immigrants, some put up signs “ No Irish Need Apply.” Some immigrants worked their way up the social ladder as they gained land and educations.
ReplyDeleteDuring the time span of 1880-1924 most immigrants were Japanese, Chinese, or Slavic. Again most immigrated seeking better opportunity in America. The immigrants during this period greatly resisted American culture and Americans in general. This angered many Americans and led to the strengthening of natives parties, such as the “Know Nothings.” During this time acts such as the Chinese Exclusion act and the Immigration Act, limitomh the number of immigrants permitted to come to America. Unlike before people stood up for the immigrants. During Progressive Era the terrible working and living conditions of immigrants was exposed. Many, such as Jane Addams with her Hull House, attempted to help the immigrants transition more smoothly into America.
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Immigration has always been a pivotal issue in the United States. Throughout the country’s history, immigrants have had to go through long legal procedures and endure certain amounts of hostility from anti-immigrant groups in order to find a place in the American melting pot. Two periods that are definitive in America’s immigration history are the 1820-1860 time period and the 1965-2000 time period.
ReplyDeleteThe young United States experienced a lot of growth during the first half of the 1800’s. A notable portion of immigrants during the early 1800’s, starting around 1820, were from Ireland. The large wave of Irish immigrants can mostly be accounted for at first by Britain’s ease over travel restrictions for the Irish and secondly by the Irish Potato Famine that started in 1845. The famine left many Irish hungry and jobless, causing them to choose the United States for their new outlet to pursue economic and lifestyle stability. Other immigrants from this point in time came from Germany, Britain and France primarily. Immigrants in this early era in the United States provided a solid foundation for a motivated workforce trying to set their families up for success in the newly developing country. However, the benefit that these immigrants brought to the table was not always fully recognized by other Americans. The spread of a feeling of nativism occurred within the country. Many Americans feared that the foreigners would threaten their long-standing jobs and spread alternate religious practices in the United States.
The 1965-2000 time period is marked by more legal issues surrounding immigration to the United States. The beginning of this era starts with the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965. This act put a stop on certain quotas on the flow of legal immigration to the United States, which caused an increase in the amount of legal immigration into the country. At the same time, illegal immigration during this time period went up, and has become a huge national issue that is constantly discussed in Congress and during important elections. Immigrants from Mexico were estimated make up the largest portion of illegal immigrants in the United States during this time period. Many of the same issues facing the Irish, British, and French immigrants reoccurred during the more recent time period. Americans were primarily concerned about job security and overcrowding in the country.
Throughout history, immigration has always been an opportunity to try and escape religious persecution, economic hardships or to basically seek new opportunities in life. With a surplus of land available to people caused by expansions from the theory “manifest destiny”, Europeans, Hispanics, and Asians have all left their homes in hopes of gaining new land, gold, or other valuables in America. Immigration of different races was mostly during the periods of 1820-1860, and 1880-1924. With a surplus of jobs, and land available, immigrants flocked to America causing many American jobs to be occupied by immigrants and eventually angering many Americans due to the fact that their were less jobs and land available to Americans, thus later causing discrimination.
ReplyDeleteDuring the 1820s and 1860s, the immigration population nearly doubled from earlier years because of numerous amounts of jobs available in America. In the 1830s, a great famine struck Europe, and crops throughout the land had died causing Irish, German, Catholic, and Scandinavian immigrating to America. While in America, most immigrants decided to stick together and isolate themselves due to the fact that they couldn’t speak English. They occupied many jobs in factories, and low wage jobs. By taking up most jobs in cities, Americans were angered, and thus began to discriminate against immigrants. Multiple political parties were formed on anti immigration. The Know-Nothing Party which was established in 1955 was caused because of immigration. The Know Nothings are Protestant Americans, and felt that the catholic Irish and Germans would harm their political and economic sense of security. The Chinese had also immigrated to America. In 1848, a surplus amount of gold was discovered in California, causing immigrants leave for America.
During the 1880s through 1924, immigration patterns were similar to earlier in history. Most immigrants came from north and western parts of Europe instead of eastern and southern parts. Due to industrialization opportunities available in the U.S, many immigrants came in hopes of success. Most immigrants immigrated towards the cities in hopes of living a decent life, and to escape the harshness of their old lives. With a significantly bigger population, Americans felt that they were overcrowded in cities, and took away from job opportunities also. To counter the number of immigrants coming to America, Congress passed numerous Immigrations acts which banned immigrants from coming to America. Also, literacy tests were used for the purpose of lowering the number of immigrants in America.
Economic hardships in Europe, and other countries, combined with numerous opportunities for land and jobs in America led to mass numbers of Immigration during the 1820s-1860s, and 1880s-19924. Discrimination was common with Americans towards the Immigrants. With a massive amount of immigrants flooding America, many American born citizens felt that they were taking up their jobs, and homes. They also felt that these immigrants might harm their political and economic sense of security.
Throughout history, many foreigners have immigrated to the United States, many seeking freedoms and opportunities that their own countries don't provide. However, many Americans had mixed reactions to these immigrants.
ReplyDeleteIn the period of 1820-1860, many Europeans were immigrating to the United States, especially from Ireland, Germany and the Scandinavian countries. Many of these immigrants settled in large cities and took unskilled labor jobs. However, the immigrants preferred to settle in their own communities rather than assimilate into American culture. Nativists believed that the customs, traditions, and values of American society were being compromised by the large influx of immigrants. Ultimately, the nativists formed the Know-Nothing Party in 1850, whose platform was against immigration and foreigners in the United States. After gaining power in several states, the party died out in the late 1850s as the Civil War became a more pressing conflict.
In the period of 1965-2000, many restrictions were put into place limiting the amount of foreigners that could enter the country. Additionally, the United States government got much more stringent about deporting and not hiring illegal aliens. Many immigrants during this time were from Asia because of the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, which promised to reunite immigrants with their families and attract skilled laborers to the United States. After this great increase in immigration, the United States placed restrictions in place which set a certain amount of people that could immigrate to the United States every year. Also, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 made it easier for the United States government to deport illegal aliens and also made it illegal for employers to hire illegal aliens.
America is often symbolized by a melting pot, a mixture of free peoples from across the world. "American" culture has been defined in many ways by the cultures of immigrants. Only American Indians can be considered as truly native peoples. Since the first colonists at Jamestown, the American experience has been one of foreign cultures and peoples. However, over time the established descendants of early immigrants were perceived as "American," and the experience for immigrating "aliens" became quite different. In the progressive era around 1880-1924, floods of immigrants faced mostly social opposition and covert blockades, while in more recent years (1965-2000) specific quotas and restrictions have been set, but in both time periods immigrants faced similar experiences of stigma, tended to settle into an urban lifestyle, and immigrated for similar reasons.
ReplyDeleteIn the period 1880-1924, there was little legal restriction to immigration. Immigrants did face social opposition, especially from nativists and members of the "Know-Nothing" party who argued that America should be for "Americans" (although they themselves were not American Indians). Immigrants held most political power through "bosses" who protected their rights in exchange for votes. Some restriction of immigration did occur in the "Gentlemen's Agreement" where the California school board agreed not to segregate Asian children in exchange for an "understanding" that the Tokyo government would withhold passports from Japanese laborers to prevent them from immigrating. Overall, little legislation existed to restrict immigration, but "understandings" such as the Gentlemen's Agreement and the realities of nativist sentiment were serious factors affecting the experience of immigrants.
In more recent periods (1965-2000) actual restrictive legislation has been set in the form of quotas and extensive paperwork and tests. Such laws and policies have dramatically reduced the extent of legal immigration. However, illegal immigration remains a serious and controversial issue as well as a widespread phenomenon. Illegal immigrants in recent years have also faced greater fear of arrest and deportation than in previous periods. Overall, immigrants in recent years have experienced similar attitudes but much greater anti-immigration legislation than in earlier years.
Patterns of immigration in both periods do share many commonalities. Throughout the modern period, some people have resented immigrants for taking "American" jobs or for breaking strikes as "scabs." Immigrants have most often settled in cities and taken up factory jobs, though in both periods many have taken other jobs (especially Mexican migrant workers in the agricultural sector, or Chinese railroad workers). Immigrants have also come for similar reasons throughout history. They seek jobs, safe haven from economic crisis and religious or political persecution, adventure, or simply a new life.
Throughout American history, the experience of immigrants has been one of challenges from social attitudes but also freedom and economic opportunity. Anti-immigration legislation has grown along with illegal immigration, and in recent years more immigrants have come from Asia and South America as opposed to southern and eastern Europe in earlier periods. However, overall patterns and experiences have been largely constant.
Today's United States is known as the melting pot of all cultures around the world; this diversity was first brought about with the beginning of major immigration since the beginning of hte 19th century. Although immigrants were from different countries and backgrounds during 1820-1860 and 1880-1924, the American attitude towards immigration was more of less the same.
ReplyDeleteDuring the early to mid 1800's, Irish immigrants flocked to the U.S. to avoid the potato famine. By the 1840's, 20% of those set out from Ireland died along the way at sea; but those who made it found that although there was food on the table, life in America was not easy. While at the beginning of the century, there were only about five thousand immigrants arriving each year, by the 1850's all harvest across Europe failed and immigration shot up to 2.6 million per year. The Irish mainly populated New York and Boston. They were young, unmarried, and Catholic in a largely Protestant community. These new comers were met with discrimination everywhere they went, and often confronted with violence without reason; because of this, many became active in politics to fight for immgrant equalities. Meanwhile, the Germans headed out to the midwest to farm. They brought with them their traditions and culture that eventually integrated into the American lifestyle such as the Christmas tree. With Germany's strong crafts and education systems, these immigrants worked mostly in the fields of engineering, drug manufacture, metal, and tool making.
This American sentiment of nativism brought about the Know-Nothing Party who believed that only they were true Americans who should populate this land.
The "new immigrants" in the late 1800's to early 1900's were mainly from southern/eastern Europe, China, and Japan who settled on the west coast in California. These was a severe drop in immigrants literacy as many were from poor and uneducated backgrounds looking for a new start in the U.S. Likewise, these new immigrants were met with racial discrimination, violence, and political injustice. This wave of immigration his stronger than the first, and the government had to start taking action against this increasing flow of foreigners. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed to cut down Asian immigrants into the U.S. and in the late 1880's, the american Protective Association was established to stop the election of Catholics into office.
Although these two periods of immigration stemmed from different countries and for different motives, they received the same kind of negativity from Americans, but helped to establish the diverse American nation as we know it today.
Immigration has played a key role in shaping our country since the Separatist Puritans sought freedom from the Catholic Church of England, or adventurers immigrated to Jamestown in search of wealth. However, despite the importance of immigrants, the United States has faced immigration adversely, especially in the antebellum period and the 1920s. While immigration during the antebellum period and the 1920s was similar due to anti-immigration sentiment, the immigrants differed in nationality and impact on the country.
ReplyDeleteIn the 1820s to the 1860s many immigrants came from northwestern European countries while in the 1920s, immigrants came from Southeastern Europe regions. Due to the potato famine, many Irish individuals immigrated to American in the antebellum period and were hated because they were catholic and tended to be democratic. German and Scandinavian immigrants were also common during this time period. Americans thought that their culture was in danger of being replaced by an inferior one and that Catholics were trying to control the country. In the 1920s these "new immigrants" were problematic and hated because they broke strikes and would work for less and so replaced native-born American workers.
In antebellum period and the 1920s, action was taken against immigrants. The Know Nothing party was created as an anti-immigration party and nativism first arose in the antebellum period. Many employers forbid immigrants, most of which were Irish, from applying for jobs. In the 1920s, the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 was passed restricting the flow some European immigrants into America. Later, the Immigration Act of 1924 further restricted immigration. The antebellum period and 1920s both saw similar adversity to immigrants.
Nativism, having originated in the 1820s to 1860s, changed in the 1920s, when the immigrants shifted origin and impact on America, but still saw similar adversity to the immigrants.
American society is characterized by its diversity owing to the immigrants that had flooded the nation throughout its history. From 1820 to 1860, and again from 1880 to 1924, two waves of immigrants entered America. While the patterns differed in that the immigrants were of different origins, the negative attitude towards these newcomers was largely the same. From 1820 to 1860, most immigrants north and western Europeans whereas those from 1880 to 1924 were from south and eastern Europe; nonetheless, both groups’ arrival brought about rise of nativism.
ReplyDeleteThe Potato famine led Irish immigrants to America for survival whereas the Germans came for political freedom. Here, the Irish often found low paying jobs that were labor intensive while Germans often started their own businesses. The Germans were quick to assimilate to the American culture and even made some contributions such as beer and the Christmas trees. The Irish, on the other hand, lived in small communities and did not assimilate as much. Along with the fact that they were mostly Catholics in a predominantly Protestant nation, they were often discriminated against.
Better economic opportunity was the key reason for the wave of Jews and Italians immigrants in late 1800s and early 1900s. These immigrants, like the Irish immigrants, usually had jobs with low wages. They lived in the inner cities where living conditions were bad and extremely unsanitary. Urban political machines took advantage of these newcomers by offering them shelter and employment in exchange for political loyalty.
The nativist movement emerged in opposition to the immigrants. In mid-1800, a nativist party, the Know-Nothing Party formed in attempt to bring immigration to an end. Similarly, nativism was also present in 1880-1924. The American Protective Association developed to target the Catholic immigrants. As a whole, immigrants were viewed negatively because Americans were threatened by their presence. They were discriminated against and at times, were even the victims to violent acts.
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ReplyDeleteImmigration has been an integral part of the creation and sustainability of this nation, as it is based entirley off of immigrants. The first colonists immigrat4ed from Europe, and many more followed.
In 1845, there was a blight that ruined the Irish potato crop. Many of the poor farmers didn't have any other choice but to immigrate to America and look for work. By the end of the 40's, overall immigration to the United States had climbed to 1.7 million. Due to the immigrant's poverty, most immigrants settled in the port that they arrived in. They faced discrimination wherever they went. Being used to being poor, the Irish were willing to work for less than anyone else. They took the jobs of other hardworking American laborers, and this caused resentment.
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 equilized the immigration policies, resulting in new immigration from non-European countries. This diversified the ethnic makeup of the United States. Immigration doubled between 1965 and 1970, and doubled again between 1970 and 1990. Illegal immigrants also became a bigger problem in the late 80's.
Since the discovery of the New World there has been increasing waves of immigrants to America. Different groups immigrated to America at different time periods for different reasons. Intolerance was demonstrated towards the migrants which caused different outcomes for each group.
ReplyDeleteBetween 1820 and 1860 a wave of immigrants poured into America, mostly from Northern Europe. One major group that crossed the Atlantic to America during this time period was the Irish. During the summer of 1845, a nasty fungus devastated Ireland's potato crop, which was the chief portion of Ireland’s diet. The fungus caused the potatoes to turn into a slimy, decaying, and blackish mush soon after they were harvested. Famine swept through the Irish countryside causing over 750,000 deaths in ten years. During the 1830s 600,000 immigrants poured into the country. This number increased to 1.7 million in the 1840s, when harvests across Europe failed, and reached 2.6 million in the 1850s. Most of these immigrants came from Germany, Ireland, and Scandinavia, to escape famine. Economic opportunity, political and religious freedom attracted waves of immigrants to the United States. Each immigrant group migrated for its own different reasons. Poverty forced most Irish immigrants to settle New York City where they adapted to American society. The Irish were confronted with such problems as discrimination in employment. Discrimination had a tremendous effect on the Irish causing them to become actively involved in politics. Unlike Irish immigrants, German immigrants moved to farms or frontier towns in the Midwest and were not as politically active. Most Germans migrated to preserve their traditional ways of life which was being corrupted by the industrial revolution. The Germans brought their culture with them which eventually became integrated with American culture like the Christmas tree and Christmas gift giving.
In the period of 1965-2000 increasing waves of immigrants entered America. During this period most of the migrant waves consisted of Asians and Hispanics. The large amounts of immigrants from South East Asia were refuges which fled from war. The majority of the immigrants in this wave were from Mexico, totaling over half of the population of newly arrived migrants. With this influx of immigrants came the Refugee Act of 1980 which limited the admission of refugees. Also The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 allowed most illegal aliens to apply for citizenship and prohibited the hiring of illegal aliens. This wave of immigrants provided America with many unskilled laborers which flooded the work force by taking low paying jobs. The cheap labor provided by the immigrants allowed many industries to flourish. More severe restrictions on immigration were enacted during this period also. The passage of the Immigration Act of 1990 set an annual maximum of 700,000 immigrants to enter the U.S. for the next three years.
Waves of immigrants have flooded into the New World ever since its discovery. Since its discovery immigrants have been wooed into coming to America for its promise of a better life and equal opportunity.
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ReplyDeleteImmigration from all parts of the world has been a major source of population growth and cultural change in American History and many of those immigrates came to the United States seeking freedoms and opportunities that their home countries didn’t provide, however; Americans had mixed reactions the immigrants.
ReplyDeleteDuring the 1820s and 1860s, the immigration nearly doubled because of the numerous jobs available in America. Most immigrates who were coming over to the United States were coming from Ireland, Germany and the Scandinavian countries. Americans weren’t too keen on the idea of immigrates taking away jobs in the major cities which lead Americans to start discriminating against the immigrates which lead to many anti-immigration groups to form and a political party which opposed immigration called the Know-Nothing Party, which was officially established in 1845.
Immigrates, during the late 1800's to early 1900's, were mainly from southeastern Europe and China and they settled manly on the west coast on the United States in California. These immigrants were also met with racial discrimination and violence. This wave of immigration was stronger than the first and the government had no choice but to take action against the increasing flow immigrates. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed to decrease the number of Asian immigrants coming into the United States.
Even though these two different waves of immigrates came from different countries and at different times, they received the same kind of treatment from the American people. Americans wanted the country to remain the same and were worried that immigrates would change the country politically and socially. They were also very protective of their jobs and Americans were worried that immigrates would replace them.
Immigration in America has almost always been met with hostility at some level. Whether it be with religious differences, cultural impacts, or language barriers, immigrants were often treated as second class citizens. No time period showed more hostility than the 1820s and 1880s. These two distinct periods only differed in the manner in which Americans treated different immigrant groups.
ReplyDeleteIn the 1820s-1860s, America saw a large influx of Irish and German immigrants come to their shores. Ireland had just experienced one of the worst potato famines in history, which brought about a large amount of poor farmers who were mainly uneducated. The Irish tended to focus more in cities of the Northeast due to the factory jobs, working for minimal pay on menial jobs. Irish were often only hired to be strikebreakers whenever the Union groups decided to stop working in order to rebel against their bosses. Being predominately Catholic in a country full of Protestants only made matters worse. With the presence of the Irish, American citizens formed the American Republic Party, that stood firmly against the Catholic Irish. Such groups would often result in riots with the Irish. This would also bring about the formation of the "Know Nothing" political party, who were a strong anti-immigrant group. While the Irish assimilated poorly in American society, the Germans faired better. Being Protestants, they were few religious differences with the majority of America. Since Germans were more educated and worked towards more contributions to America such as the Christmas tree ans beer, they were generally more tolerated than the Irish.
In 1880-1924, the new main problematic groups of immigrants now came from Eastern Asia and Mexico. Following the Contract Labor Law, Chinese immigrants were recruited as railroad workers. Since the Chinese worked for such low wages, they were generally hired over whites for jobs, causing a national outrage and strong anti-chinese beliefs came about. This would result in many riots, the repealing of the Contract Labor Law, the passing of the Chinese Exclusion Act which prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the US, and creation of insulting stereotypes and mythes of Asian culture as a whole. Mexican immigrants face similar issues, as after the Mexican Revolution and Civil War, there came about an increase of Mexican immigrants to America. Like the all immigrants that had just come to America, the Mexicans worked long hours for low wages on farms and ranches, often upsetting their White counterparts. This would bring about the National Origins Act, that set annual immigration limits and the passing of the require literacy test for immigrants 16 years and older.
Clearly, immigration in America has brought up many similar hostile reactions that included the formation of various anti-immigrant groups, unlawful beatings and riots, intense racism, the loss of jobs, and a nation full of hatred. The two time periods of the 1820s and 1880s only differed in which groups were tormented and the manner in which it was done.
Immigrants coming to the United States faced many hardships, regardless of time period. The immigrants during the period from 1820 to 1860 differed from the immigrants from 1880 to 1924 in that immigrants from the earlier time tended to from England, Ireland, and German, which were leading nations of the Old Immigration, while immigrants from the later time were mostly from Italy, Russia, and Austria-Hungary from Southern Europe, and the Chinese and Japanese from Asia of the New Immigration; however, the response to immigration was largely the same, as new people faced hostility from the “Native” Americans and their policy of nativism.
ReplyDeleteFrom 1820 to 1860, a large number of the immigrants were Irish, who were seeking to leave their land plagued by the potato famine. When they reached the United States, the predominantly Catholic Irish faced religious discrimination from the Protestant Americans. Germans wanting to escape difficult economic times and revolutionary war also came to America. Nativist ideas were highly influential during this time; a political party called the “Know-Nothing Party” was formed, promoting their antiforeign beliefs, and many nativist people hiring workers posted signs stating that “No Irish Need Apply.”
In the 1880s, a fresh wave of nativism began, threatening the New Immigrants, who were seen as “inferior” to the Anglo-Saxons, and feared for bringing doctrines such as socialism, communism, and anarchism. The “Native” Americans complained that these new immigrants were willing to work for low wages, damaging trade unions because they were often used as strikebreakers. Nativist organizations such as the American Protective Association (APA) were created, promoting actions like voting against Roman Catholics for office. In 1882, the U.S. barred the Chinese from immigrating. Three years later, a federal law was enacted prohibiting foreign workers under contract.
These two times in the United States, while differing in the ethnicities of people arriving, showed similar sentiments of intolerance to immigrants. Old Americans tried to hide their immigrant heritages, attempting to close the door to the newer immigrants.
Immigration has always been a prominent issue in the United States as it influences everything from politics to the economy. There are many trends in the immigration patterns in the United States’ history, where immigrants came from and the amount of immigrants that came during a time period. 1880-1924 and 1965-2000 are two such time periods that have a lot in common.
ReplyDeleteBetween 1880 and 1924, most immigrants came from Central, Southern, and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Over 10 million immigrants come over during this period. A large percentage of these immigrants were Italian, Greek, Slavs, Jews, and Armenians. They came and competed for jobs and housing, which caused a lot of resentment. Nativists formed the Immigration Restriction League in 1894 a lot of immigrants were discriminated against. In 1891, The U.S. office of Immigration was created, which had the power to control immigration. It opened Ellis Island to help control immigration by funneling the majority of immigrants through one center.
Between 1965 and 2000, most immigrants were from Asia and Latin America. A lot of immigrants came from the Balkans, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Southwest Asia, and Haiti. Over 20 million immigrants entered the U.S. during this period. The immigration office set up stricter rules and had quotas for allowing people from different countries into the U.S. Nativism was strong during this period as well; People even pushed for “English Only” policies. A lot of immigrants during this time were refugees as well because of the communist regimes that took over in Cuba and Vietnam.
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ReplyDeleteAs time has passed Americans have reacted differently to immigration to the United States. When immigration was in its earliest stages people thought to use the immigrants as a great source of unskilled labor. But later around the 1880's people started to really dislike the idea of people coming to our country and started taking very nativist stances on immigration. In the year 2000 immigration was very different for before it was germans and irish and scots but around the 1950's is when people from latin america started to migrate to the United States seeking better economic opportunities.
ReplyDeleteIn the early 1800's people were looking for any kind of skilled and unskilled labor. Immigrants seemed like a perfect thing to solve this problem and most people were ok with the immigrants. Most were German and Irish and brought their customs and cultures to the united states and they are one of the biggest reasons that cities like new york are so diverse today. Americans did not always conform to these changes but for the most part things were ok.
Later on from the 1880's a new nativist belief plagued citizens of the United States. Immigrants started coming from asia and taking jobs that American people needed for less money then the americans. This lead to bigotry and racism towards asian people and the formation of the racial slur "coolie". Americans did not appreciate the idea of some one coming into their country and taking the jobs that they needed and this led to people disliking them extremely. A political party known as the Know nothings was formed and they disliked immigrants and were such nativists that when asked about immigration they said they knew nothing hence the name "know nothing".
From 1964 to 2000 immigrants again began to change locations of origin this time a plethora of latin americans poured into American in search of better economic opportunities and financial stability so they could earn wages for their families. Although some thought that immigrants deserved more rights and deserved equal opportunities others disliked the idea of immigrants taking over jobs and making a living. Some still followed nativist beliefs using terms like "beaners" and "wetbacks" to try to bring them down. Owners of companies saw this as an opportunity to take advantage of their knowledge of our economy and gain cheap labor in the hot fields doing dangerous work around many pesticides.
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