1. Ch. 7-3-2 Restricting Immigration

2.  Nativists argued that immigrants took jobs from native-born workers  Threatened American religious, political, and cultural traditions

3. Nativists Oppose Immigration  Immigrants  Must read and write their own language  Wilson vetoed the law, Congress overrode his veto  Red Scare after WWI  Many view immigration as why America was America

4. Quota Laws Limit Newcomers  Nativist strengthened their position after WWI  Red Scare, WWI, and Russian Revolution  Two Laws passed  Quota Act of 1921  National Origins Act of 1924  2 percent of the number of people from that nationality living in the U.S. in 1890  EX: England and N. Ireland 65,721 per year and Italy 5,802  Excluded Asian immigrants

7. More Mexicans Come North  Quota system did not apply to Mexico  Mexico still unstable after 1910 revolution  Most settled in the Southwest  Found work harvesting crops in Texas and California  Often faced discrimination  Competed for jobs with native-born Americans  Violence was frequent

8. The Klan Rises Again  1915 Stone Mountain, GA  Original KKK created during Reconstruction  Hatred of African Americans, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants  4-5 million people in it’s prime  Leaders = Grand Dragon and Imperial Wizard

10. Americans Oppose the Klan  Individuals and Organizations fought the Klan  NAACP  Jewish Anti-Defamation League  Many Americans believed in the “Melting Pot” idea  David Stephenson went to prison  Klan never completely died out