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After being forced from the mines, the Chinese immigrants took on jobs on the sugar plantations.
Prior to 1870, the primary occupations were mining & building the railroad. Late 1800s to the early 1900s, the Chinese built "most" of the levees that control the rivers in the Sacramento regions of California.
There were different kinds of jobs that the Chinese immigrants got right after they immigrated through Angel Island. Most of the jobs included working in construction sites and other jobs that did not require any qualifications and had low pay rates.
The supreme court ruled in cases affecting the rights of Chinese immigrants in a fair manner. In its ruling, the supreme court that the number of Chinese immigrants coming into the country should be limited. However, any Chinese immigrants who were in the country would have security of tenure in their jobs.
The supreme court ruled in cases affecting the rights of Chinese immigrants in a fair manner. In its ruling, the supreme court that the number of Chinese immigrants coming into the country should be limited. However, any Chinese immigrants who were in the country would have security of tenure in their jobs.
The supreme court ruled in cases affecting the rights of Chinese immigrants in a fair manner. In its ruling, the supreme court that the number of Chinese immigrants coming into the country should be limited. However, any Chinese immigrants who were in the country would have security of tenure in their jobs.
The supreme court ruled in cases affecting the rights of Chinese immigrants in a fair manner. In its ruling, the supreme court that the number of Chinese immigrants coming into the country should be limited. However, any Chinese immigrants who were in the country would have security of tenure in their jobs.
The supreme court ruled in cases affecting the rights of Chinese immigrants in a fair manner. In its ruling, the supreme court that the number of Chinese immigrants coming into the country should be limited. However, any Chinese immigrants who were in the country would have security of tenure in their jobs.
Particularly in the West, native-born workers feared that jobs would go to Chinese immigrants, who would accept lower wages. The depression of 1873 intensified anti-Chinese sentiment in California.
People thought the Chinese were connected with communism. They also believed that immigrants were taking jobs and spaces in schools from native Canadians.
The main goal was to decrease competition for scarce resources. Intolerance for the Chinese increased during the California gold rush when the resource began to dwindle and competition became fierce. Chinese immigrants were forcibly expelled from the mines. A combination of competition for low wage jobs as well as racism fueled a lot of animosity toward Chinese immigrants and resulted in the Chinese Exclusion Act being passed in 1892.
Mexican immigrants filled many agricultural jobs and were willing to work for low wages.