The Revolving Door of Migration There is this concept of “the revolving door of migration” where groups of immigrants come to the U.S. and then are replaced by the next group of immigrants. The first group of immigrants to come were the Chinese, then they were followed by Japanese, Korean, Asian Indians, and Filipinos. The treatment of each group was different as to create rivalry and competition between them. Through historical processes that coincided with the revolving door of migration, Americans were able to manipulate Asians’ economic and political situation and views by not only blinding them to what was happening in a circular like system, but also by making them accept that system. To begin understanding how Asians were exploited by the revolving door of migration, I first have to address the historical processes associated with it. There were many factors that pushed and pulled Asians to come to the U.S. In The …show more content…
Asians were taken advantage by it because of push and pull factors such as political and economic problems at home. Because of tradition, they left for a better life. But because of tradition, their movements were restricted. The tradition of returning home one day and filial duty burdened them causing again struggles with assimilation, debt, fitting in, and even problems within their own groups. Rivalry and competition were generated through the separation of camps based on race. Instead of working together, they fought with one another. If they were able to overcome their differences, it would have been possible to work together for better working conditions. Asian’s economic and political situation were controlled through these processes of the revolving door that led them in a full circle of stagnant change. They were victims of circumstance, but if they took action, took a step forward, they would have broken free from the