Between the civil war (1865) and World War I (1914), 25 million Europeans immigrated to the US. More than half of all immigrants in the US were from eastern or southern Europe. This period was known as “new” immigration. The “old” immigration was before 1890 and the immigrants were mostly from northern and western Europe. Immigrants were mostly men and they all came in hope to find a better way of life. The majority of all of these Immigrants from Europe entered through Ellis Island.
In the mid 1800s, chinas population reached about 430 million and there wasn’t enough jobs for everyone. They decided to migrate to the US into the western cities where they often worked as laborers, servants, or skilled traders. The biggest number of Asian …show more content…
Many of them journeyed to the present-day Midwest to buy farms or congregated in such cities as Milwaukee, St. Louis and Cincinnati. In the national census of 2000, more Americans claimed German ancestry than any other group. During the mid-1800s, a significant number of Asian immigrants settled in the United States. Lured by news of the California gold rush, some 25,000 Chinese had migrated there by the early 1850s. The influx of newcomers resulted in anti-immigrant sentiment among certain factions of America’s native-born, predominantly Anglo-Saxon Protestant …show more content…
The government used quotas. The quotas limited the numbers of people that could immigrate. By the 1930s, the total number of immigrants dropped to 240,000 a year. The government gave each country a quota. Some countries, such as Great Britain and Germany, had higher quotas. Other countries, such as Italy and Spain, had low quotas. Few Asians or Africans were allowed to enter. The quotas of the 1920s did not affect Latin American or Canadian immigrants. Mexican workers had become very important to the U.S. economy. In the late 1800s, many Mexicans moved to the western United States to work on farms, mines, and railroads. In the 1950s, about 200,000 braceros came every year because there was a shortage of farm workers. Many more Mexican workers crossed the border without permission. They earned more money in the United States than in Mexico. They worked hard and they accepted lower pay than American workers. Many people in the United States felt they were taking jobs from United States citizens. A New Era of Immigration In the 1950s and 1960s, many people felt the old immigration laws were not fair. Businesses also needed more workers. In 1965, the government passed the Immigration and Nationality Act. The new law changed quotas and allowed more people to immigrate. Immigration from Asia, Latin America, and southern Europe increased. In the late 1900s, many refugees left their countries to escape war, persecution, or
In the mid 1800s, chinas population reached about 430 million and there wasn’t enough jobs for everyone. They decided to migrate to the US into the western cities where they often worked as laborers, servants, or skilled traders. The biggest number of Asian …show more content…
Many of them journeyed to the present-day Midwest to buy farms or congregated in such cities as Milwaukee, St. Louis and Cincinnati. In the national census of 2000, more Americans claimed German ancestry than any other group. During the mid-1800s, a significant number of Asian immigrants settled in the United States. Lured by news of the California gold rush, some 25,000 Chinese had migrated there by the early 1850s. The influx of newcomers resulted in anti-immigrant sentiment among certain factions of America’s native-born, predominantly Anglo-Saxon Protestant …show more content…
The government used quotas. The quotas limited the numbers of people that could immigrate. By the 1930s, the total number of immigrants dropped to 240,000 a year. The government gave each country a quota. Some countries, such as Great Britain and Germany, had higher quotas. Other countries, such as Italy and Spain, had low quotas. Few Asians or Africans were allowed to enter. The quotas of the 1920s did not affect Latin American or Canadian immigrants. Mexican workers had become very important to the U.S. economy. In the late 1800s, many Mexicans moved to the western United States to work on farms, mines, and railroads. In the 1950s, about 200,000 braceros came every year because there was a shortage of farm workers. Many more Mexican workers crossed the border without permission. They earned more money in the United States than in Mexico. They worked hard and they accepted lower pay than American workers. Many people in the United States felt they were taking jobs from United States citizens. A New Era of Immigration In the 1950s and 1960s, many people felt the old immigration laws were not fair. Businesses also needed more workers. In 1965, the government passed the Immigration and Nationality Act. The new law changed quotas and allowed more people to immigrate. Immigration from Asia, Latin America, and southern Europe increased. In the late 1900s, many refugees left their countries to escape war, persecution, or