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American Immigration Review (Chronological)
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I. 1790-1848 Trends –Immigrants mostly of northwest European origins Reactions –Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)
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II. 1848-1920 Trends –German immigration spikes in 1848- why? –Irish immigration spikes (1845-1852) –why? –Chinese immigration increases on the West Coast (1848) – why? Reactions –Know-Nothing (American) Party (1850s to 1856) –Chinese Exclusion Act (1880)
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II. 1848-1920 Trends –New Immigration Eastern European and Southern European (Polish, Lithuanian, Italian, etc.) Catholic or Jewish, not Protestant Non-democratic traditions Often temporary (esp. Italians) Reactions –Progressive Movement –Eugenics
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III. 1920-1960 Trends –Further immigration from Eastern Europe and Mexico until Great Depression Reactions –Emergency Quota Act (1921) –Immigration Act (1924) –National Origins Formula (1927) –Bracero Program (1942) and Operation Wetback (1953)
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IV. 1960-Present Trends –Immigration mainly from Latin America, South East Asia and Africa Reactions –Hart-Cellar Act abolished National Origins System (1965) –Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986)
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