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Naturalization Act
This act created visa categories that focused more on immigrant skill sets and family relationships with citizens or U.S. residents. -
Predominant Groups
Portuguese immigrants more than tripled while Asian immigrants more than quadrupled. Some of the Asian immigrants, particularly the Southeast ones were escaping the war. Mexico supplied the highest number of immigrants during this time. -
Treatment
The Mexican Immigrants were often dicriminated against if they did not have a particular skill-set. They were not necessarily told that they could not work, but they were given the lowest paying jobs such as hotels, construction, and the meatpacking industry. Also, their children were segregated in schools. Mexican children were sent to separate and inferior schools. -
Treatment
On the other hand, the Portuguese Immigrants were treated very well. Many of them were helped through a scholarship program and several found themselves in the word of education later in their lives, becoming principals and assistant principals.
