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People would move to america during this time because of religious freedoms, slave trade, and economic opputunity.
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They had made the immigration policy which was used as a political weapon.
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Slave trade was outlawed, but that didnt stop people from trading slaves illegaly.
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The number of immigrents doubled from 1821 to 1840.
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During this time they tried to help immigrants to settle in.
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The Know Nothing Movement wanted to increase limitations on Immigration.
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Most notociably in moblilty with trains, it increased the industry.
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This made it to where immigrents had to have some knowlage of english, litracy, and had to be a skilled worker.
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The Chinese was still exculded, and was planned for ten years, but then was renwed.
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This made many illigal mexicans to return to mexico.