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Southern and Eastern Europe migrated to United States
About 27 million people migrated to United States. Italians, Jews from Russia and Eastern Europe, Polish, Hungarians, Anstralians and Greeks. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
A United States federal law banning Chinese laborers from immigrating to US. -
Immigration Act 1882
The framework for oversight by the government banning immigrants and undesirables.. -
Alien Contract Law
It was unlawful to import aliens into the United States for contracted labor or services of any kind. -
1891 Immigration Act
a modification of the 1882 Act. Immigration was Enforced through the federal government instead of the states. -
Ellis Island
Port of entry for immigrants verifying proper documentation with a medical facility for medical inspections. -
Spanish American War Ends
United States obtains Puerto Rico, Philippines and Guam and its people affairs. -
Mexican Revolution
Mexicans can to America looking for employment.