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Coming to America

Coming to America. “Immigration is painful to all men”. Economic Poverty, Famine, “land of opportunity” Religious Pilgrims, Freedom to Worship Political Declaration of Independence Forced Slavery. Why do people leave their homeland?. Waves of Immigrants. Old immigrants/modern times.

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Coming to America

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  1. Coming to America “Immigration is painful to all men”

  2. Economic Poverty, Famine, “land of opportunity” Religious Pilgrims, Freedom to Worship Political Declaration of Independence Forced Slavery Why do people leave their homeland?

  3. Waves of Immigrants

  4. Old immigrants/modern times

  5. OLD Immigration • Old Immigrants: (1840-1890) • Northern/Western Europe • Germany, Ireland, England, Sweden, Norway, Holland

  6. Old Immigrants • Relocate to Midwest Farmland • Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio • Remain Isolated • Hold onto culture and language for several generations.

  7. Wealth? Appearance? Treatment in America Religion Some wealth, buy farm, not dirt poor. Light skin, light hair, white. Generally Accepted. Mainly Protestant Old Immigrants

  8. Old Immigrants

  9. New Immigration • New Immigrants (1890-1930) • 18 Million • Southern/Eastern Europe • Italy, Hungary, Spain, Russia, Poland, Greece

  10. Travel • Ships (2 Weeks) • Steerage (bottom of ship) poor ventilation, food, air quality, toilets, no privacy. • Cost = $50.00

  11. Travel / Entry Points • 70 % New York City • Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia • Ellis Island, NY. (Welcome/Process Station) Located near Statue of Liberty. • Who is “fit” to live in America?

  12. New Immigrants • Relocate to major industrial cities. • New York, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Boston • Become ghetto dwellers. • Live in small cramped urban apartments. Make money and send for relatives.

  13. Wealth Appearance Treatment in America Religion Poor to Very Poor Darker Skin, Darker Hair, (White) Not accepted, Flood job market, appearance, religion. Catholic, Greek Orthodox New Immigrants

  14. New Immigrants

  15. Additional Facts on Immigration • 25 Million come to U.S.A. Between 1860-1930 • Some want to limit Immigration 1890 (close of Western Frontier) “No more West” • Fear of Increased competition leads to new legislation/nativist attitudes

  16. Chinese Immigration • Entry: San Francisco, Seattle • Reasons: Build R.R. Economic • Settle: Mostly Urban, but found in Rural areas

  17. Legal Actions Taken Against Immigrants • Chinese Exclusion Act 1882(Cuts off all immigration from China) • Immigration Act 1917 (Ended immigration from most Asian-Pacific regions) • Emergency Quota Act (3% of each nationality living in America)

  18. Nativist Reaction to Immigration Nativism=Hostility from native-born Americans. -Racism -Taking Jobs -Won’t become “Real Americans”

  19. Recent/Current Immigration • Modern Immigration (1960 – Present) • Mexico, South America, Asia • Multiculturalism • Bilingualism • Illegal Immigration

  20. What is Janek’s Experience???? What immigration issues does Janek deal with??

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