Industrialization Effects Of Immigration

Immigration/Industrialization: Effects Essay As the United States emerges from the Civil War the uprising of companies start. With this new era in U.S. history came many more problems. One such problem was immigration. As the war concluded it became safe for people to find better jobs and a better life. This newly found freedom lead to the mining of minerals and other new opportunities. As a resultant of this many people from all four corners of the globe heard of the tales, influencing them to rush to America. Upon their arrival the story was different. As workers in colonies scavenged for jobs anywhere they can find them. Opportunities were not lying around the corner. This forced the immigrants to work for lower wages which when you think

As Joseph McDonnell said in his text Fairs Fair from Labor Standards in 1878 “The American workingmen were accustomed to wear better clothes, live in better habitations, eat better food, and consequently, received better wages than the workingmen of Europe. For these reasons they dreaded the immigration of Europeans, whose habits were not so independent, and whose style of living was so inferior, because they saw clearly that the new comers would be satisfied with a rate of wages that would provide them with the class of living they had been accustomed to.” Joseph knew that the Europeans that were coming the America would ruin the wages workers were being paid. Americans are accustomed to higher wages and better life styles then that of the Europeans. Eventually if enough Europeans came to work in the Americas it would forces those people that already work here to adjust to the life styles of the immigrants. Although it was not easy for many people. As shown in the movie Gangs of New York the Bill the Butcher stated that, “I don't see no Americans. I see trespassers, Irish harps. Do a job for a nickel what a nigger does for a dime and a white man

The natives had a harsh disliking to them, this followed with an angering rage that pored through the cities. Joseph McDonnell stated further in his text The Chinese Must Go that “We favor every effort against the conspiracy of the rich to import cheap labor from Europe and Asia, but we warn the workingmen that no action but International Labor action, and no cry but that of high wages and short hours will lead us into the promised land of peace, plenty and happiness.” Joseph is basically saying that we meaning Americans are against cheap labor performed by men from other countries and the only way to obtain the promised land of peace, plenty, and happiness is to increase wages and lower work hours. Congress saw what was happening and they decided to establish the Chinese Exclusion Act. In the new Act they sated “in the opinion of the Government of the United States the coming of Chinese laborers to this country endangers the good order of certain localities within the territory.” So the government was also understanding the c0oncequences of having so many immigrants in the country. Thus, this new Act basically stated that after the 90 day period once this Act is passed the coming of Chinese Laborers to the United States is suspended and if anyone does come it will be illegal. The only way that any Chinese individual would be allowed to enter the United States