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By Brooke Wagner GCU 113 Culminating Project
Looking at Immigration during the Ragtime Era as a Social Scientist
(Historian, Geographer, Political Scientist) By Brooke Wagner GCU
113 Culminating Project When Did this Era Take Place?
After the depression of the 1890s, immigration jumped from a low of
3.5million in that decade to a high of 9 million in the first
decade of the newcentury. Jews from Eastern Europe fleeing
religious persecution also arrived in largenumbers; over 2 million
entered the United States between 1880 and 1920. Who was a Part of
the Ragtime Era?
Jewish Immigrants Native Born Americans Former Irish Immigrants
Where Did This Part of Immigration Occur?
Ellis Island, New York Why New York?1. Eastern Europe Jews came to
NewYork harbor and stayed there. Mainlyin the east side.2. New York
was the center of thedressing industry which was the Jewspreferred
branch.3. In New York there was already alarge Jewish community and
theythought they will get support. What did Immigration Look Like
at this Time?
Jews engaged in chain migration, in which one member of an extended
familysecured a place in the new country and then bought a ticket
for siblings so that theycould settle in America. Lived in
overcrowded districts called ghettos. In New York in 1905, for
example, forty-seven percent of immigrant Jewishdaughters were
employed as semiskilled and unskilled laborers; only
twenty-twopercent of their brothers fell into those ranks.
Conversely, more than forty-fivepercent of immigrant sons held
white-collar positions, while less than twenty-sevenpercent of
their sisters did. Why Did Immigration Occur?
The main reasons for the immigration to USA were:1. The Russia
anti-Semitism policy and the pogroms.2. The desire to give the
children better education and happy life.3. USA dream - Freedom and
Gold.4. Modern vehicles like steam engines and trains.5. Longing to
immigrate that hold some of the Jews,sweep away the others. What
Was the Issue at This Time?
Immigrants were taking jobs from the Natural Born Americans The
Former Irish Immigrants played a role in this issue. What Was the
Result of this Era?
Immigration Act of 1917 Immigration Act of 1924 Immigration and
Nationality Act of1965 So What? The Issues Havent Changed.
Issues and Reality are Both the Same. Natural Born Americans
SeeImmigrants as a Threat for Stealingtheir Jobs. In Reality
Immigrants are a HugeBenefit to the Economy. So What? Why People
Migrate Here Today: 1. Crime 2. Economic Problems
3. Illegal Drugs 4. Corrupt Political Leaders So What? The
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors, orDREAM, Act
of 2010 So What? Where isImmigrationTaking PlaceToday? Bibliography
of Slides: Primary Sources
Slide 10: Information of the Dream Act THE DREAM ACT: GOOD FOR OUR
ECONOMY, GOOD FOR OURSECURITY, GOOD FOR OUR NATION. (n.d.).
Retrieved April 27, 2015,
fromhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/DREAM-Act-WhiteHouse-
FactSheet.pdf Bibliography of Slides: Secondary Sources
Slide 2: Quote 1 Immigration in the Early 1900s. (n.d.). Retrieved
April 27, 2015, from Slide 2: Quote 2 U.S. Immigration Before
(n.d.). Retrieved April 27, 2015, from Slide 3: Information on the
Immigrant Groups of the Time Sharing StoriesInspiring Change.
(n.d.). Retrieved April 27, 2015, from Bibliography of Slides:
Secondary Sources
Slide 4: Quote The Jewish immigration history America from Europe.
(n.d.). Retrieved April 27, 2015, from Slide 5: Quotes Sharing
StoriesInspiring Change. (n.d.). Retrieved April 27, 2015, from
Slide 6: Quotes Bibliography of Slides: Secondary Sources
Slide 7: Information of the issue at hand and Information on the
issues theIrish Immigrants faced as a reference to their bias in
the issue. U.S. Immigration Before (n.d.). Retrieved April 27,
2015, from Slide 8: Information on the Acts Bibliography of Slides:
Secondary Sources
Slide 9: Information on the Benefits of Immigrants Today; Picture
Llorente, E. (n.d.). Undocumented immigrants paid nearly $12
billion in taxes, study claims.Retrieved April 27, 2015,
fromnearly-12-billion-in-taxes-study-claims/ Slide 10: Information
on Why Immigrants Come to the U.S. Today; Graph Most Mexicans See
Better Life in U.S. One-In-Three Would Migrate. (2009,
September23). Retrieved April 27, 2015,
frommexicans-see-better-life-in-us-one-in-three-would-migrate/
Bibliography of Slides: Secondary Sources
Slide 12: Map The undocumented immigrant population explained, in 7
maps. (n.d.). Retrieved April27, 2015,
fromundocumented-immigrant-population-explained-in-7-maps/
Bibliography of Slides: Tertiary Sources
Slide 3: Pictures-Star of David, American Flag, Irish Flag (n.d.).
Retrieved April 27, 2015,
fromcontent/uploads/2014/05/large-jewish-star.jpg (n.d.). Retrieved
April 27, 2015, fromcontent/uploads/2014/07/America-Flag-6.jpg
(n.d.). Retrieved April 27, 2015, fromof-ireland-wallpapers-2.jpeg
Slide 4: Map (n.d.). Retrieved April 27, 2015, from Bibliography of
Slides: Tertiary Sources
Slide 7: Pictures-from left to right (n.d.). Retrieved April 27,
2015, from (n.d.). Retrieved April 27, 2015, fromh/images/img59.jpg
Slide 8: Picture-from left to right (n.d.). Retrieved April 27,
2015, fromimages/3b00563r.jpg (n.d.). Retrieved April 27, 2015,
from Bibliography of Slides: Tertiary Sources
Slide 11: Picture (n.d.). Retrieved April 27, 2015,
fromhttps://dreamersact.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/dream.jpg
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