Immigration Dbq

The United States’ population surged between 1870 and 1924. Immigrants were flooding into the country from Ireland, Germany, Italy, Poland, Hungary, and other countries. They saw America as a great land of opportunity that fulfilled their necessities. The majority of the immigrants settled in the major cities, as their was an abundance of job opportunities, and easy access to transportation. John Radzitowksi’s essay describes the Polish agricultural colonies in Minnesota. It also depicts how immigrants adapted to American life. The first document shows how some immigrants found it difficult to adapt and settle in a new land, and it shows that this was true for Irish immigrant Sam Gray. The second document is a story of Rocco Corresca, a poor

As the country became established, immigration was encouraged and even advertised. There were few restrictions on who can enter and where they could live. Some states were in charge of their own borders and had some policies in place. It wasn’t until the late 1700s that some began to look at what the image of America should be. This was the basis of many early

Immigrants began moving to the United States in the 1850s in search of new freedoms and opportunities. They were soon viewed as threats by the American people because they could potentially take away job opportunities from native born Americans. Additionally, the morality and capabilities of these foreign people were unknown. As a result, new social and economic policies that favored “real Americans” were enforced. These affected a large group of foreigners, including Jews, Catholics, Italians, southern Europeans, and the Chinese. (Fry 1)

Between the 1830 and 1860, over three million and a half Irish and German immigrants entered the US. During this time of political turmoil, the Irish and Germans brought their own answers and problems to the voting world, education world, and workforce. Although the Germans and Irish left their respective homelands for similar reasons including the overpopulation of Europe and famine, along with bringing their own liberal ideals to politics and supporting ideas such as public education and the abolition of slavery, the Germans and the Irish led very different lives and varying parts of the country and were received differently by the American population. As America’s population increased between the 1830s-1860’s, so did Europe’s population,

Most people thought that this new swarm of Immigrants would take their good jobs, and their women, and a lot of other things that they owned and

In Round-Trip to America: The Immigrants Return to Europe 1880-1930, Mark Wyman argues that many new immigrants that migrated to America from 1880-1930 never intended to make America a permanent residence and many of them returned home to their native countries. He claims that this phenomena is important to the history of American Immigration and is important to the histories of the home land in which the immigrants returned to. In his book, Wyman explores some key ideas such as the reason immigrants decided to voyage to a new land, across the ocean, to what was known as the “land of milk and honey” only to return to their small, and a lot of the time rural village. He also discusses American labor movement and what impact that had on

What attracted immigrants, especially the later groups, to the United States? How did native-born Americans and earlier immigrants react? Those seeking new life in America were ready to leave their poverted life behind, in hopes to find fulfillment through America's financial, social, and educational opportunities . Immigrants who came to dominate by the turn of the century, in comparison to those earlier on, were mostly unskilled, uneducated, and little to no capital to buy farmland.

“Beyond a doubt with honest hopes of getting a start in the city and making a way for themselves. Few of them have much money to waste while looking around” This was a major issue in this time period because America is painted as this land of opportunity for everyone, but when the immigrants come to America they can’t find

According to the article “Far-Sighted” in the Economist, the assistance to help immigrants with their financial situation is on a rise. In years past, when an immigrant would migrate to a new country, they would have a dream and that was probably to grow their financial status or start a business, but there was problem for most migrants as they had a lack of paperwork and no credit.

“The women wept over us, reminding us eloquently of the perils of the sea, of the bewilderment of a foreign land, of the torments of homesickness that awaited us” (Antin par. 10), things such as this made families question their decision to come America. Unfortunately, negativity overtook positivity for immigrants but it didn't last

During this period, exogenous changes led to migration restrictions. World War I can be looked at as the cause to this shift. The economic struggles citizens faced strengthened American nationalism while it simultaneously unwelcomed migration. The war pushed these anti­immigration views because America did not want any dangerous individuals to enter the country during a time of conflict. During this time, immigration coalitions were broken up which allowed for African Americans in the United States to serve as an alternative form of labor rather than foreign migrants (Lecture 15, 2/18/16).

During the late 1800s, inhabitants from all parts of the world made the decision to leave their jobs and homes to immigrate to the United States. They fled rising taxes, famine, crop failure, land and job shortages, to come to the United States. Perceived to be one of the greater countries for economic opportunity, many sought freedom from religious and political persecution. Around twelve million immigrants arrived in the United States between 1870 and 1900. Before the Civil War, the majority of immigrants were from Germany, Ireland, and England. There would be a drastic change in the next three decades. After the Civil War, immigrants

Immigration to America is often a decision made in order to discover a better life for a family or individual. America’s founding ideals are usually what compel foreigners to move to the US. The stories of America being the “Land of Opportunity” have continued to persuade people to immigrate. Although immigration in the 20th century is much different from recent immigration, the underlying reasons for moving to the US are usually quite similar.

Immigration makes up of the United States. The life of an immigrant faces many struggles. Coming to the United States is a very difficult time for immigrant, especially when English is not their first language. In Oscar Handlin’s essay, Uprooted and Trapped: The One-Way Route to Modernity and Mark Wyman’s Coming and Going: Round Trip to America, both these essays describes the life of immigrants living in America and how they are able to make a decent amount of money to support their families. Handlin’s essay Uprooted and Trapped: The One - Way Route to Modernity explains how unskilled immigrants came to adapt to the American life working in factories to make a living. In the essay, Coming and Going: Round Trip to America, this essay describes the reality of many immigrants migrating to the United States in the midst of the Industrial Revolution. Many were living and adjusting to being transnational families. Both these essays show how the influx of immigration and industrialization contributed to the making of the United States. With the support from documents 3 and 7, Thomas O’ Donnell, Immigrant Thomas O’Donnell Laments the Worker’s Plight, 1883 and A Slovenian Boy Remembers Tales of the Golden Country, 1909, these documents will explain the life of an immigrant worker in the United States. Although, the United States was portrayed as the country for a better life and a new beginning, in reality, the United

During the Great Depression that struck in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s, the economy of the United States collapses with farmers and producers likewise losing money due to overproduction and underconsumption of goods due to an extravagant increase of price on goods. As a result, the Great Depression caused immigration and migration rates to increase. This is a negative impact on the economy because gaining employment becomes competitive and consequently, people earn a lower wage. Though immigration and migration creates conflict between native inhabitants of the land and the immigrants with employment competition, migration and immigration is vital to rebuild the economy of the United States through increased taxes and a wide array of new labor sources. Also, it enhances the vibrant, diverse, and syncretic cultures in the United States as well. Lastly, immigration and migration both promotes unity within family and their own social-ethnic groups.