HIST 2112 History doesn t repeat but it rhymes Four waves of immigration o 1880 1920 third wave Corresponds exactly with industrial revolution One of the main reasons behind it Peak decade 1900 1910 9 million people came 28 million people total came Catholic Orthodox or Jewish Why come to the US o Make some money o Very likely you were pushed out by your own country more than you were pulled into the US War refugees Economic collapse Religious persecution o Many come but do not stay Half of the Italians return home One third of all immigrants return home Immigrants disperse across the country o Usually congregate around their countrymen o Stay usually up north o Not many come to the south Immigrants were crunched together o Slum lords o Was not unusual to have more than 10 per apartment o Sanitation was horrific o Was miserable for the people Working conditions were awful o 16 hour days o Paid very little o Often worked in your apartment Political machines organizations o Exchange favors for votes Get them jobs Help them with food o Want nothing but money o Everywhere in big cities Why don t Americans like immigrants o Their faith isn t Protestant Orthodox Catholic and Jewish o o o o Fear of a threat to their jobs 1882 no Chinese immigration is legal 1920 no Asian immigration is legal 1965 legal for Asians to immigrate again
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