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Problems that the New Immigrants faced Labor competition Language barriers/illiterate Poverty Overcrowded ghettos Religious differences- Catholic/Jewish “American” Resistance Aim: How did the nativist movement try to limit immigration to the US?

Aim: How did the nativist movement try to limit immigration to the US? Who were they? Some wealthy elite Mainly the working class already here… why this group? Reasons they hated immigrants Immigrants took their jobs Immigrants lowered the pay scale “new” immigrants (SE Europe) were poor “stock” Different culture, language, religion Urban blight They were poor Urban ghettos/overpopulating the country Influence of alcohol Pollution crime High birthrate among immigrants More future voting power, more Catholics in power Led to corruption in government Brought anarchism, socialism, communism to US Aim: How did the nativist movement try to limit immigration to the US?

Aim: How did the nativist movement try to limit immigration to the US? Organizations Know-Nothing Party (American Party) 1850s American Protective Association (APA)1887-1897 Claimed 3.5 million members Mainly anti-Catholic- initiation was swearing to not hire Catholics, not vote for Catholics, etc. Promoted literature about sexy nuns and priests who abused children Orange Order- British and Protestant Irish against Irish and Italian Catholics 2nd wave of KKK in 1920s They now hate everyone that’s not a WASP!! Immigration Restriction League- Henry Cabot Lodge (US Senator) Aim: How did the nativist movement try to limit immigration to the US?

Aim: How did the nativist movement try to limit immigration to the US? Nativist Laws Literacy tests for immigrants- IRL sponsored 1st passed by Congress in 1896, but multiple Presidents vetoed it 1917-Congress overrode Wilson’s veto and literacy test of 30 words in any language to become US citizen 1882- banned pauper immigrants 1885- banned contract labor importers many after WWI- we will do them later…… Aim: How did the nativist movement try to limit immigration to the US?

Ethnic Specific Nativism Aim: How did the nativist movement try to limit immigration to the US? 1882- Chinese Exclusion Act Banned basically all Chinese immigrants Every 10 years must be re-issued If any Chinese in US leave, they cannot return Chinese couldn’t marry whites (1948 overturn) Repealed by 1943 Magnuson Act Side effect!!! – Japanese immigration increased Gentlemen’s Agreement 1907 Informal (never passed by Congress) arrangement between US and Japan US would be nice to Japanese students already here, allow them integration in the public schools BUT Japan would not allow their citizens to come to USA Immigration Act 1924- banned all Asian immigration

Aim: How did the nativist movement try to limit immigration to the US?

Aim: How did the nativist movement try to limit immigration to the US?

Aim: How did the nativist movement try to limit immigration to the US?

Aim: How did the nativist movement try to limit immigration to the US?

Aim: How did the nativist movement try to limit immigration to the US?

Aim: How did the nativist movement try to limit immigration to the US?

Aim: How did the nativist movement try to limit immigration to the US?