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Immigration
Over 10 million immigrants came to the United States to search for more opportunities and a better life. Shortly following this event, between 1891 and 1910 some 12 million immigrants arrived on the U.S. shores. Hoping to find a better life, most found that they ened up in low paying and unskilled jobs or ended up doing physically exhausting work. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act which denied citzenship to people born in China and prohibited the immigration of Chinese workers. This was the effect of unemployment rates going up and Americans being less tolerant of Chinese workers. -
Geary Act
The Geary Act was an extension of the Chinese Exclussion Act. This extended it for 10 years and made it permanent in 1902. -
Immigration Restriction League
This was imposed to to help the anti-immigration cause. Despite congress passing several simmiliar acts and laws they were vetoed due to being "un-American". Immigration continued which contributed massively to the rapid industrialization of the United States. Also, this enforced laws were Chinese residents needed to register and obtain a certificate of residence. In addition to that, if Chinese left the United States they need certifications to re-enter or faced deportation. -
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The Great Migration
The Great Migration was the big movement of about five million southern blacks to the north and west between 1915 and 1960. During World War I, over 454,000 black southerners moved north. In the 1920s, another 800,000 blacks left the south. Following that movement, in the 1930's 398,000 more blacks migrated. From 1940 and 1960 over 3,348,000 blacks left the south for northern and western cities. 1960#sthash.JKpv1OvQ.dpuf -
Exclusion Acts Repealed
In 1943 Congress repealed all the exclusion acts. This allowed Chinese the right to seek naturalization -
Immigration Act of 1965
The Immigration Act of 1965 limited the number of immigrants allowed to enter the United States from outside the Western Hemisphere to 170,000, with a maximum of 20,000 from a single country. -
Immigration Act of 1990
This act established a “flexible” worldwide cap on family-based, employment-based, and diversity immigrant visas. The act provides visas for any single foreign state. However, these categories may not exceed 7 percent of the what's available.