Rise of Nativism and Immigration Laws
Jan 29, 2016
Rise of Nativism and Immigration Laws
Nativism
• Favoritism towards native born Americans; nativist sentiments gave rise to anti-immigrant groups, especially those coming from eastern, and southern Europe, Asia, including all Jews
Chinese Exclusion Act 1882
• Banned entry to all Chinese with the exception of some teachers, students, merchants for 10 yrs!
• Extended several times, not repealed until 1943!
Gentlemen’s Agreement 1907
• Japan agreed to limit the number of immigrants to the U.S. if the U.S. stopped segregation against Japanese Americans
Fun Fact:
What do the 7 spikes and 25 windows on the crown of the Statue of Liberty represent?
National Origins Act“Quota Acts” 1921, 1924
• The United States would accept 3% of each country’s immigrants based on the total number of that country’s immigrants already in the US by 1910.
• 82% of the visas went to North and Western Europe
Internal Security Act 1950
• Restricted present or past communists or fascists from coming to the United States!
• Fear of communists!
Immigration Reform Act 1965
• Abolished quotas
• Lifted restrictions on Asians
• Stressed family reunification
Immigration Act 1990
• Total number of immigrants annually held at 700,000
Border Patrol Act 1996
• Strengthened border patrols and set greater penalties for smuggling immigrants and hiring illegal aliens
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/181762/march-27-2006/immigration-protests
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmZywAurg7A
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMkz-Mrxs-c