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• Extended several times, not repealed until 1943!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

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