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-There was a lot of violence towards the Chinese as they grew in population which led Congress to pass this act.
-It barred Chinese laborers from entering the country and no Chinese who left the U.S. could come back.
-It was the first law excluding a certain national group from immigrating to the U.S.
-Congress renewed the Original ban of 10 years many times.
-It was repealed in 1943.

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-Millions of "new immigrants" came from eastern and southern Europe.
-This included Russians, Poles, Greeks and Hungarians.
-Many were Jewish, Catholic, or Eastern Orthodox.
-Labor helped turn the U.S. into an industrial powerhouse.
-Asian immigrants also started arriving on the west coast and more from India, Korea and the Phillippines arrived as well.
-They were Daoist or Buddhist.
-Also contributed to the irrigation systems that helped agriculture flourish.

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-Nativists formed this association and campaigned for laws restricting immigration.
-After this, Congress passed a bill denying entry to people unable to read their own language.
-The bill was vetoed by President Grover Cleveland, as he said it was wrong to keep peasants out who weren't schooled.
-Five other presidents vetoed similar bills but in 1917, Congress overrode President WIlson's veto, and made the bill law.

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-Once arrived in Ellis Island, immigrants had to go through dreaded medical inspections and the sick had to stay until better or they were sent home.
-Immigrants' names were misspelled or purposely changed to fit into U.S. culture.
-A lot of immigrants didn't know customs or languages in the "new land."

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-New immigrants were struggling to adjust, so acculturation occured which is the process of adapting to a new culture and making changes while holding onto older traditions.
-They learned how to use U.S. institutions like factories, schools, and the political system while keeping their traditional family structures, religions, and community life.
-Immigrants blended old and new ways like some mixed their native tongues with English.
-Children adapted to new culture better than their parents, as they learned English in school and taught it to their parents.
-Immigrant children wanted to be seen as Americans, so they usually gave up customs their parents honored like playing American games and dressing in American-style cloths.

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-The California Gold Rush attracted Immigrants.
-A lot of Japanese, Koreans, and Filipinos wanted agricultural laborers as Sikhs and Hindus did.
-New arrivals at Angel Island usually faced long delays because Americans discouraged Asian immigration.
-They used the walls of rooms they were staying in to scratch poetry about their thoughts/feelings.
-Asians faced a difficult adjustment to the new life.

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The First Widely Restrictive Immigration Law of 1917

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The First Widely Restrictive Immigration Law of 1917

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-The United States Congress enacted this law.
-What caused this action to be taken by Congress was the uncertainty generated over national security during the first World War.
It was possible for Congress to pass the legislation because of this uncertainty.
-The act banned Asians, and other non whites from entering America.
It intended to prevent "undesirables" from immigrating to the U.S.
-The act primarily targeted people immigrating from Asia.
-This law also included many important provisions that were needed to pave the way for the Act of 1924.

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-This act limited the number of immigrants allowed into America through national origins quota.
-The quota provided immigration visas to 2% total number of people of each nationality in the U.S. as of the national census of 1890.
-This act, also known as the Janson-Reid Act, ended further immigration from Japan while also restricting the number of immigrants to the U.S. from southern and eastern Europe.

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The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

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The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

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-This act created a seven-category preference system that would give priority to children and relatives of American citizens and legal permanent residents, refugees, professionals and others with specialized skills.
-The significance of the law was to repeal national origins quotas that were in place since the 1920s, that made sure immigration to America was mostly reserved for European immigrants.

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-This act helped to allow 20 million people over the next two decades entry.
-This was the biggest number recorded in any period of 20 years since the founding of the nation.
-Seekers were able to remain in America until the conditions in their homelands improved.