Changing attitudes towards immigrants essay

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Changing attitudes towards immigrants topics

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Fear of crime, fear of revolution, economic fears, racism and prejudice

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Changing attitudes towards immigrants introduction

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Before 19th century open door policy and all allowed in, by 20th century old immigrants feared new immigrants and stopped them arriving

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Fear of crime K

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Mafia and Al Capone made famous by media, Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti charged with robbing and killing two men by an all white jury

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Fear of crime A

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Link between Italians and crime made by media reinforced stereotypes

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Fear of crime A+

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Huge support shown for them, showed that not all saw immigrants as criminals

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Fear of crime E

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Social workers proved that crimes were caused by poverty and most were petty anyway, economic fears more obvious and justified

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Fear of Revolution K

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1917 October Revolution in Russia created USSR, 21st January 1919 35,000 shipyard workers in Seattle went on strike increasing to 60,000 by February 6th

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Fear of Revolution A

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Americans feared immigrants would bring Revolution from overseas

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Fear of Revolution A+

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Strikers were non-violent

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Fear of Revolution E

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Around 120,000-150,000 communists or anarchists in USA or 0.1% of the population so no actual impact

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Economic impact K

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9 million in war industries and 4 million in army unemployed after WW1, immigrants willing to pay more for worse housing with 10-12 per room

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Economic impact A

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Huge numbers of cheap workers (immigrants) seen with great hostility during anytime of high unemployment

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Economic impact A+

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It was the responsibility of city councils to build new houses, not immigrants

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Economic impact E

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More important than fear of revolution - Palmer raids found three guns among 6000 communists and anarchists and predictions of a revolution 1st May 1919 by Attorney General Mitchell Palmer led to a massive loss of support

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Racism and prejudice K

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KKK saw a revival in early 1920s advocating anti immigrant policies with 4-5 million paying members by mid-1920s, many respected members of local communities part of the KKK such as sheriffs, ministers, policemen and government officials

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Racism and prejudice A

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The number of members meant their extreme views became mainstream, influencing opinion

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Racism and prejudice A+

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Workers who had lost their jobs to immigrants did not needs the KKK to back up their fears of immigrants

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Racism and prejudice E

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By 1929 KKK had dropped to 1 million paying members and kept on falling but anti-immigrant views persisted