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__ Immigration legislation 1880-1924 __ Main Points
 * ===** Chinese Exclusion Act **===
 * ==**National Origins Act**==

__ Introduction: The New Age of the "New Immigrants": __
=**The New Immigration was a term used between 1880-1920 towards 24 million immigrants who migrated to the United States from Western and Northern European nation. These immigrants came to the United States from many reasons but one main reason everybody has is to make a better life for them and their family. Arriving in the United States as immigrants was hard enough, now they have to make a living in a strange place. Finding jobs wasn’t easy; therefore, they tend to work for low wages. They were all paid under the table because they didn’t have the legal documents. They worked at factories, construction site and or sewing. The population began to rise because more people were being referred from their friends to come to the United States. Many cities were becoming overcrowded and problems such as sanitation, overflowing sewer, uncollected garbage, impure water, and a general stench in the air. The Native Americans blamed the New Immigrants for taking over there nation. **=

Navitisim is the policy of projecting the interest of native born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
===** The rise of nativism in the 1920's was caused mainly by immigration. The massive influx of "new" immigrants scared most of the population. Then after WWI americans were even more afraid that immigrants from war (Europeans) would leave and start new lives in America. They did not want the immigrants to take their jobs, but so many new jobs were being made available in this time period that it was inevitable. **===

__**Ellis Island** __

 * Ellis Island is an island in New York Harbor. Immigrants entered through here to get to the United States. They had to undergo a process but these immigrants would do anything to get to the United States. Between 1892-1954 over 12 million immigrants were on their way for hopes for a new life in the states. The process at Ellis Island can be a fast one depending on if you were a first class or second class passenger. These people went through their process onboard; on the other hand, other passengers had to wait until they got to New York. This process wouldn’t take more than 5 hours, although it can become very hectic. The inspections took place in the Registry Roo, where doctors would quickly give the immigrants a physical. This was also known as the "six second physicals; therefore, the doctor could identify numerous medical conditions. After those couple of hours on Ellis Island also known as “The Island of Tear” these immigrants were going to be off to their new life in America. **



=**__Work Cited for the "New Immigration"__**=

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**__Work Cited for Ellis Island__**
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