Twentieth Century Immigration Research Paper

Immigration in the twentieth century continued to increase caused by the growth of opportunities in the United States. Continued growth of immigration continued the need for reform. The “Anarchist Exclusion Act of 1903 added four inadmissible classes: anarchists, people with epilepsy, beggars, and importers of prostitutes” ("List of United States Immigration Laws.”) Twentieth century immigrants known as “undesirables” further grew to prevent the an unwanted change in society. The immigration act of 1907 further developed this by restricting certain groups of disabled and disease stricken immigrants. The Barred Zone Act of 1917 was the first immigration law to discuss the idea of literary test. The Barred Zone Act of 1917 “Restricted immigration from Asia by creating an "Asiatic Barred Zone" and introduced a reading test for all immigrants …show more content…
Civil Rights History.”) The racism during the twentieth century toward chines was the one of the most outwardly displays racism in history. Early twentieth century immigration reform focused on preventing the Chinese from entering society; caused by the fear of the positive impact they could have had on the west coast society.
Mid-twentieth century marked a shift in immigration and immigration reform. Immigration began to shift during the time of World War 1. Immigration from Europe and Asia decreased, and an increase of hispanic immigrants occurred because of the Bracero program of 1947. The Bracero program of 1947 shifted domestic labor towards “higher-paying industrial production jobs, while opportunities in agriculture became less appealing to American workers in terms of relative wages, working conditions, and social status.” ("List of United States Immigration Laws.”) The new demand for labor encouraged many hispanics to come to America because