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Immigration in USA During the Nineteen-Twenties Immigration had made the USA a very mixed society. By 1920 there were 103 different nationalities living there and the idea was that America was like a melting pot, where immigrants lost their old identity and became Americans. In practice however, immigrants were treated with great suspicion by many of those who had already settled in America. They often got the worst jobs and the worst pay and were at the bottom of the hierarchy system within American society. All Americans apart from the Native American's are descended from people who travelled to America as immigrants. At the start of the 1920s, 40 million people had emigrated to the USA, mainly from Europe, and over 15% of the American population were foreign born. In fact there were over 2000 newspapers printed in languages other than English. The first European settlers or WASPS as they were known, came largely from Britain, Germany and Scandinavia. Their descendants tended to hold the best jobs, how the most money and wield the most political power. Native American Indians were greatly affected by the waves of immigration. They were gradually forced off their land and were assimilated into white society. In addition, by 1920 there were 11 million black people living throughout America. The USA seemed so inviting because it was a democracy. There was freedom of speech, a free press and freedom of religion. Compared with most countries, America was a land of opportunity. They had the highest standard of living in the whole world and people were keen to cash in. However, the Immigration Act of 1921 limited the number of immigrants to 5% of the number of their nationality who were already living in America. In 1929 immigration was cut down to only 150,000 a year. Around 5% of the American population were unemployed at the peak of the boom in 1929 as there had been in 1920 so these millions of unemployed Americans were not sharing in the boom. These included many poor whites, but an even greater proportion of black and Hispanic

In this essay, the author

  • Explains that immigration made the usa a very mixed society. by 1920 there were 103 different nationalities living there, and immigrants lost their old identity and became americans.
  • Explains that all americans apart from native americans are descended from people who travelled to america as immigrants. in the 1920s, over 15% of the american population were foreign born.
  • Explains that the first european settlers or wasps came largely from britain, germany and scandinavia. their descendants tended to hold the best jobs, how the most money, and wield political power. native american indians were greatly affected by the waves of immigration.
  • Explains that the usa was inviting because it was a democracy with freedom of speech, free press, and religion. they had the highest standard of living in the world.
  • Explains that the immigration act of 1921 limited the number of immigrants to 5% of their nationality who were already living in america. in 1929 immigration was cut down to only 150,000 a year.
  • Explains that immigrants who arrived after world war one faced wide-spread discrimination. they took whatever work they could get since they were often less educated than other workers.
  • Explains that immigrants were a supply of cheap labour and more of the work was becoming mechanised. the unemployment rate remained high throughout the decade.
  • Opines that the 1920s did not 'roar' for immigrants because they were at the bottom of the hierarchy system in american society and faced a lot of discrimination.
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    • History of Immigration in the United States
      explanatory essay
      Throughout the history of the United States immigration has become apart of our country’s fabric which, began centuries ago. Only to become a hot topic in the US in recent years with its primary focus being illegal immigrants. Illegal immigration is when people enter a country without government permission. As of 2008 the Center for Immigration Studies estimated that there are 11 million illegal immigrants in the US which is down from 2007‘s 12.5 million people. Although the Center for Immigration Studies estimates are very different from other estimates that range from 7 to 20 million. While the Pew Hispanic Center estimated in March of 2009 there are 11.1 million illegal immigrants and that number is from March 2007’s peak of 12 million. The exact number of illegal immigrants is unknown because they are illegal immigrants. A 2005 report from the Pew Hispanic Center stated that 22% of illegal immigrants were from Latin American Countries, mostly from Central America, 13% from Asia, 56% from Mexico, with 6% between Europe and Canada, and 3% were from the rest of the world and Africa. In the United States alone every day there are almost 70,000 foreigners to migrate here. Within those 70,000 over 60,000 of them are businessmen, travelers and students; there are about 5,000 that are illegal immigrants; with 2,000 legal immigrants. Illegal immigrants have been and has continued to outnumber the number of legal immigrants, which has been going on since the 1990’s. It’s partially because of this that US lawmakers have recently made an even bigger attempt at enforcing immigration laws.

      In this essay, the author

      • Explains that immigration has become a hot topic in the us in recent years with its primary focus being illegal immigrants.
      • Explains that the first us immigration law was the naturalization act of 1790, followed by the chinese exclusion act and the alien contract labor act.
      • Explains that the 1950 internal security act made the alien registration receipt card even more important. the 1952 act created a quota system that inflicted limits on per-country basis.
      • Explains that us immigration laws include immigration paperwork violations, such as illegal entry, visa overstay, and border crossing card violation.
      • Explains that immigration reform is being used to change the current immigration policies. the immigration reform and control act of 1986 made it illegal to recruit or hire illegal aliens.
      • Explains the illegal immigration reform and immigrant responsibility act (iirira) of 1996, which states that immigrants who have been illegitimately present in the us for less than 365 days can be prohibited for ten years unless pardoned.
      • Explains that the us department of justice filed a suit against arizona to prevent it from enforcing the law. the state has already lost between $7 million and $52 million in revenue due to the act.
      • Opines that the dream act would provide provisional permanent residency to certain illegal and deportable alien students who graduate from us high schools, have good moral character, and have stayed in the country continuously for at least five years.
      • Describes the provisions of the illegal immigration reform and impigrant responsibility act of 1996.
      • Explains wikipedia's history of immigration to the united states.
      • Describes the illegal immigration reform and immigrant responsibility act of 1996 on wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
      • Explains immigration and u.s. history in america - engaging the world.
      • Explains reese, april, "illegal immigration to the united states." wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
      • Explains rapid immigration - u.s. immigration information in your own language.
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