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Asia Immigrants

Cuba refugees

Skilled professionals

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late 1930s:

->refugees fleeing Nazis persecution

1956/57:

-> 38.000 hungarian refugees

-> Cold War refugees

- more women

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Steam power had shortened the journy to America dramatically.

Immigrants from: the Middle East, the Mediterrane, Southern and Eastern Europe and down from Canada

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Irish people came to America

--> because of Irish crisis "Great Hunger"

-->death of 1.5 million people died

--> California Gold Rush

Mostly welcomed, but many accused them of steeling their Job

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Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act

earlier laws made it difficult for Chinese to bring their family over

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late 1930:

->Second World War & Nazi persecution

1956/57:

->failes uprising against Soviets

->fear of cold war

-women reuniting with their families

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Asia immigrants and Cuban refugees came to the US because of political conflicts

want to escape the Cold War conflict

skilled professionals: because the goverment has given preferences to them --> they need them to built up the country

they think they would have more opportunities and a better live

often women came first --> working and saving money to bring their family member to the US

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Nearly all imigrants came in through the newly opened Ellis Island

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"Gentlemen's Agreement" was an informal agreement between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan whereby Japan would not allow further emigration to the United States and the United States would not impose restrictions on Japanese immigrants already present in the country.

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1930:

->quota system: only very few people allowed to immigrate, west europeans favoured

Us declaring war against Axis Powers:

->German & Italien resident alians were detaied

->redident aliens & Amarican born citizens of Japanese decent were interned

1948:

->hundrets of thousands were allowed entry

but

->millions more not allowed

1956/57:

->38.000 and more were allowed

1965:

->Hart-Cellar Act signed into law: offenring hope for immigrants from all continents

by replacing quota system

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US government welcomed skilled professionals and provided preferences for them

Anti-immigrate feeling during the recession years of the early 90s

illegal immigrants not welcome--> can come by air, by sea, by land routes through Canada and Mexico--> easier than ever before

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European peasants and artisans went to America

--> probably the same reason as the Chinese and other Crisis

Same accusation

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after outbreak of World War I, attitudes toward immigration began to shift

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Chinese people began to arrive through San Francisco

-->probably saw the economic opportunities such as railroad construction and mining

Same accusation

"Now-Nothings" --> anti immigration + anti-Catholic leanings

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over 27 million people entered the US

about 20 million through Ellis Island

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Republicans stated that immigration helped with the wealth, power, etc. of the country and should be encouraged