Today we talked about sara's presentation.Ellis Island-Immegration station in New York20% stay one day before being inspected. 2 % were rejected.5 oor more hours of examinationHealth or disiese were sent homeHad to be passed by govt inspectorCouldnt have had a felonypaid 25 dollarsand had to be able to workEllis island closed in 1954, which limited the number dramaticly by who came in.Angel Island- Western immegration station.mostly western asian people came through herethere were more than one million who came through hereAngel Island was more run down, and there was harsh questioning.Most people still spoke home language, and practice their own beliefU.S. is known as the melting potNativism- showing favoritism for native born americansGerman and English were supperior racesThe wrong people, slavs, latin, and asiansNatives were protestantsImmegrants were jewish or catholicChinese Exclusion Act- Banned all entry to Chiniese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, nd gov't officials.Natives thought Chiniese would steal jobsGentlemens Agreement- Men were fearing Chiniese people would take jobs awayalot of segregationJapans gov't agreed to limit people to the U.S.
Comments