IMMIGRATION-social

Question 1

earlier immigration

Answer 1

open door policy pre ww1 and embraced immigrants

Question 2

Dillingham commission impact on immigrants

Answer 2

-Stated that immigration was beginning to pose a serious threat to American society and culture

-distinguished ‘old’ immigrants (England, Ireland and Germany), and ‘new’ immigrants (those racially inferior and not white)

-used to justify immigration acts in 1920’s

Question 3

immigration restriction league (1894)

Answer 3

-set up 1894
-their bill for literacy test for voting for immigrants passed in 1917
-members included politicians in senate

Question 4

why was anti immigration legislation passed in the 20’s

Answer 4

-values of isolationism post ww1
-influence of Gillingham commission
-red scare causing xenophobia
-unemployment

Question 5

what was the effect of immigration in the 20’s

Answer 5

-hostility
-competition for housing and jobs increased
-South American immigration took up cheap labour
-employers exploited ‘illegal’ immigrants

Question 6

20’s anti immigration legislation

Answer 6

-1917 immigration act (lists undesirable immigrants and set literacy tests for 16 plus)

-1921 emergency quota act (set yearly number of immigration at 3 percent of population)

-1929 national origins formula (bans asian immigrants all together and set 100,000 yearly limit)

Question 7

impact of immigration on urban life in 20s

Answer 7

20’s
-roaring 20’s and economic boom needed workers, immigrants became a significant factor in this

-segregation in urban areas, districts for ethnic groups

-by 1920 there Irish politicians, lawyers and policemen in BOSTON and Italian ones in NY

-immigrants votes important in Roosevelts election

Question 8

impact of immigration on FORD

Answer 8

-large employment of immigrants lead to rapid mass production in 20’s

-70 percent of workers were foreign born, they taught them English and nationalism

Question 9

impact of ww2 on immigrants

Answer 9

-xenaphobia: japanese, Italians and germans classed as enemy aliens

-japenese treated the worst due to pearl harbour, 120,000 shut up in camps

-businesses owned by ‘enemy aliens’ were vandalised

Question 10

government policy towards immigrants post ww2

Answer 10

-1952 immigration and nationality act: forced change to allow communist refugees in cold war

-CUBAN REFUGEE PROGRAM 1969
gov had to cope with thousands of cubans fleeing to us

Question 11

gov policy and attitudes towards immigrants in 60’s

Answer 11

60’s
-people became more accepting and European immigration slowed
-asian immigration doubled as a result of Vietnam war-as communism was spread more legislation was passed to take refugees

Question 12

gov policies to South American immigrants

Answer 12

200,000 limit introduced in 1976

Question 13

how many illegal immigrants deported in 1980’s

Answer 13

1 million

Question 14

immigration legislation from 1940-80

Answer 14

1940- alien registration act (non citizens to register with gov)
1957 refugee escapee act (expanded to cover escapees from communist countries)
1980’S armed forces neutralisation act (gave anyone in armed forced citizenship)