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What group was forbidden from immigrating to the US as early as 1882?
Chinese
What ethnic group was forbidden from immigrating to the US as early as 1882?
The immigration from China increased after the Civil War and many thousands came to the Pacific coast to work on railways in the West. As a source of cheap, unskilled labor, many were mistreated or taken advantage of (a situation analogous to the Hispanic influx of the late 20th Century).
Which group was allowed to keep immigrating to the US through the early 20th century?
Filipinos
How many African Americans were lynched in the us between 1882-early 1950's?
How many African Americans were lynched in the U.S. between 1882 and the early 1950's?
What groups of people are currently immigrating to the US?
Mexicans.
What year did the US enact quotas to reduce the number of foreign people immigrating to the US?
1876
Nativism that appeared in the US?
The Chinese Exclusion act passed in 1882 by President Chester A. Arthur was a direct result of nativism. It prevented Chinese laborers from immigrating.
Most Hispanic people immigrating to the US come from what other country?
Mexico
Can child born in US sponsor his british father to US?
For immigrating to the US and getting a green card: Yes.For obtaining US citizenship: No.
What conflict that has arisen from people immigrating to the US from Mexico and Central and South America?
a lot
What groups were excluded from immigration to the US by laws passed in the 1880s and 1890s?
The Chinese were legally excluded from immigrating to America in 1882. It was called the Chinese Exclusion Act. It was repealed in 1943 by the Magnuson Act.
What was the main reason for the major decrease in the number of Europeans immigrating to the US in the 1920's?
The US passed the national origins act.
