What were the origins of New Immigrants versus Old Immigrants Occurred during Gilded Age New Immigration Boom caused the opening of Ellis Island in 1892 Old Immigrants were from Germany Britain Ireland and Scandinavia cid 127 New Immigrants from South and Eastern Europe mostly Italians Poles and Jews cid 127 They were driven out of Europe What were their motivations for coming to America There were push and pull factors Push factors Economic dislocation shortages of land and antisemitism Pull factors Economic opportunity of good inexpensive farmland or jobs in factories mills and mines What conditions did they encounter Mainly lived in tenements which were basically shanties Lived in large cities Mostly many families at one time in each house How does Riis describe the living conditions in NYC Riis thought it was very poor living conditions Published in 1890 Basically the housing version of the Jungle with Upton Sinclair Talked about how the tenants were at a loss when compared to the renters What solutions does Riis propose Private enterprise Better housing becomes better for both parties What were Nativist concerns about New Immigrants Dillingham commission founded in 1907 Why did they seek to restrict immigration Describe important federal immigration legislation cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127
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