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Irish=evil
German=model immigrants -
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People (mayor of NY) frowned upon Irish and German immigrants as they started to come more to the US because of their different customs
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anti-immigrant
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The Chinese came for railroad work and the Japanese came because their government finally allowed them to immigrate
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1868 with the 14th Amendment for African Americans after the Civil War
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especially Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Russia
had different cultures, languages, and religions
anti-immigration people want to make literacy a requirement -
states (CA) didn't like cause racism and worked for lower wages
law banned Chinese immigrants from coming or sending their wives -
4/5 people in New York City were first or second gen
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Roosevelt and Japan make a deal that San Francisco will stop segregating schools if Japan restricts the amount of immigrants to the US
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had been proposed by Congress, vetoed by Presidents until overridden because of WWI during Wilson's Presidency
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to restrict immigration, sets up for National Origins Act
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limited annual immigration of European countries to 2% of its proportion to US population in 1890
limits immigration because of these quotas -
allowed refugees from WWII and the USSR
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a number of bills passed to accommodate escapees/refugees from communism
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slightly relaxed restrictions against immigration from Asia
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Castro came to power
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replaced old preference categories with a new set of preferences including skilled professionals and families
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refugee policy with greater consistency for a regular flow and emergencies
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penalties to employers knowingly hiring illegal immigrants
allowing illegal immigrants since 1981 to be citizens -
Mexico and SA/CA= maligned
Chinese/Indian=model -
more annual immigrants allowed, and families important
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deporting illegal immigrants