Immigration(1-4)

The Irish wanted to come to America because of the Napoleonic War. Also Ireland was over populated. The Irish were Catholic but the Britch that was ruling over them at the time was not. So they went to America for freedom of religion. They also went because of starvation also known as the potato rot.
 * Late 1800's**

http://www.libeary.thinkquest.org/20619/irish.html?qskip1=1

The Chinese came to America for the careers. One important one was making the first transcontinental railroad. Others came to look for gold.
 * Early 1900's**

http://apa.si.edu/onggmoutain/

Most immmigrants were of an Asian decent. Angel Island was located in California. In 1910-1940, famous for scandals better known as ellis island of the west, involved the Chinese Exclusion Act.
 * Angel Island**

Asian immigrants were also brought here. Located in New York, 12 million immigrants came to a detention and deportation center. In 1924, not all immigrants are welcomed to stay in the US because after the long journey they got visible injuries.
 * Ellis Island**

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis_Island

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first restriction on free immigration. It excluded chinese laborers from the country because of imprisonment and deportation. They were made permanent aliens and not allowed the chance for becoming a US citizen. In 1924, this Act restriced all classes of chinese immigrants and restricted other Asian immigrant groups. Restrictions relaxed in the middle of 20th century but until then the Chinese were forced to live separate from us. Now anyone from anywhere is able to live in peace in America.
 * Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882**

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/chinese6.html

Also known as the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act of 1924, it limited the number of immigrants to 2%. The book __The Passing of the Great Race__ by Madison Grant became popular and influenced politicians to pass things like the National Origins Act. 1865-1920 immigration went from Western European(Great Britian, Germany) to Southern and Eastern European(Italy, Poland). This scared the "old immigrants" because they didn't like the mostly Catholic "new immigrants". Nativist organizations influenced US government to enact laws like literacy tests and quota systems. Congressman Emanuel Celler, he didn't like the National Origins Act. He wanted the US to relax and help the immigrants trying to get away from Nazis. The National Origins Act got abolished with the Hart-Celler Act in 1965.
 * National Origins Act 1924**

http://americanhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/limiting_the_huddled_masses

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