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Immigration in the 19th and 20th century
Immigration in the 19th and 20th century
Immigration in the 19th and 20th century
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Throughout the South West various Mexicans were being suppressed by Anglos. Not only were Mexicans not wanted in the U.S., but were blamed for all the banditry that occurred. Mexicans became the main targets of Anglos threatening Mexican lives and making them live in fear. Innocent people were slaughtered for the simple reason of just being Mexican. In Texas the Texan people accused Mexicans of stealing 100,000 heads of cattle.
Being kicked out of the US wasn’t all, but before getting kicked out Anglo, Mexican Americans were taking all of the hard jobs nobody wanted. When the depression hit, depression was even worse for Mexicans. Anglo 's were
Like African Americans, Mexican American children were not allowed to attend white schools, so they created segregated schools to keep the races separated. Also, when it came to jobs both African and Mexican Americans were restricted to low-paying and unstable jobs, because they were both viewed as being inferior and inadequate. Another thing that both groups were restricted from was voting rights. Although, both groups were granted to right to vote whites did whatever they could to restrict them being able to. They added a literacy test, an education requirement and a poll tax to the voting requirements.
The Birmingham Church Bombing is possibly one of the most significant events in history throughout the segregation period, majorly for the African American communities that were affected by this time. The causes, nature, shot-term and long-term impacts of this bombing all play a role in its significance both at the time and today. As of the late 1960’s, Birmingham in Alabama was known to be one of America’s most segregated and racially discriminatory cities, due to the racism present in this city, it meant that there were many events of segregation that caused this bombing. At that time, the governor of Alabama, George Wallace was a leading figure of desegregation.
Hispanic Immigrants are leaving Mexico because their economy is not good, the crime rate is very high, and jobs are hard to find. America has freedom and that gives them hope for a new life. Also Immigrants are trying to evacuate from poverty, and violence. Their life in their homeland is hard.
Growing up in Mexico was very dangerous and very hard to make a living in the 1900’s. Many left because of violence from the Revolution that was taking over the Country by storm. With a country that offered no jobs or feasible areas to live, the only other human intuition was to pack up and leave to find a better life. As a Mexican traveling north to America, you only had hope to go on for a better life. Life in America would bring income, food, security, and the pursuit of happiness for any Mexicans willing to take the journey to America.
Whites treated these individuals with disrespect, discrimination, and viewed themselves as superior compared to the inferior chicanos. In the year 1848 Mexico lost in the Mexican American War which made them look powerless and weak to the whites, due to them winning over all of the Mexican Territory. Due to Americans winning the war, all property now belonged to them.
Similar to the industrial revolution, Mexicans moved into America during a major world transition, World War I. After the U.S.A. joined the war in Europe, there was a shortage of men to work in America. The people in America welcomed the Mexican immigrants to work in the factories and farms throughout America (Mexican Immigration, n.d.). Then in 1939, World War II began and once again there was a shortage of labor in the United States. Mexicans began to flow into America again searching for work.
The Mexican American population is comprised of a myriad of different statuses. Many families have resided in this area since Spanish American first began to migrate and settle here. The lower class arrived in Texas along with Indian and Mexican immigrants to go to work on a Spanish ranch. Others more recently attained their status as citizens here after migrating from Mexico to the United States.
Cultural influences people on how to communicate with one another and its methods of communication from one culture to another. Culture plays a significant role in intercultural communication. Cultural identity is an element in a person’s life when one understands their own culture, leading to an understanding and appreciation of other cultures as well. It promotes a vital part of communication between people who come from different cultures. This paper will examine my Mexican American cultural background and how it affects my way of communicating with others.
Unlike Mexicans, Filipinos immigrants have assimilated into United States society as they are more adept to assimilating into United States society for a multitude of reasons. The main reason that they are assimilating with ease, according to the Pew Research Center, is because of their education. South East Asian immigrants, as a total __% have at least college some college education compared to just __% for Mexican immigrants (Pew Research). This education allows the South East Asian immigrants to maintain a greater median income when compared to the Mexican immigrants, which launches the majority of South East Asian immigrants into the middle class, meanwhile most Mexican immigrants, because of their lack of education, are held perpetually
Immigration has always been a major part of American history. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people travel to the United States in search of a better life. Of the 1.49 million immigrants who traveled to the United States in 2016, 150,400 immigrants were from Mexico. There have also been many people from Mexico who have immigrated illegally to America, with 5.6 million Mexican unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. in 2015 and 2016. The large scale of immigration, both legal and illegal, has brought up issues such as national security and the U.S. economy.
“I know coming into the country illegally is a crime, but millions of people have done it, and now we come here asking for help,” said an illegal immigrant named Teresa who came to the United States of America (Yee, Vivian, Kenan Davis, and Jugal K. Patel.). Most Mexican immigrants who came during the depression came to join a family member. The goal to these Immigrants was to save money and go back to Mexico to purchase land ("Minority Groups and the Great Depression").To many of these workers, America became home. Today there is a total of 11 million immigrants in the U.S today (Yee, Vivian, Kenan Davis, and Jugal K. Patel).
Immigration and The American Dream Immigrants from the mid 19th century and early 20th century consisted of mainly Southern and Eastern Europe, Asia, and elsewhere. Immigrants motivations, experiences, and impacts shaped what an immigrant had to go through being a different person from another country. Although Americans dislike foreigners who came to the United States, immigrants had a role in political, economic, cultural, and social aspects of immigrants because of their motivations, experiences, and impacts in America. New Immigrants did not have it easy and went through obstacles natives, political figures, bosses and others had thrown at them.
The number of immigrant to America reached 1.25 million and had a big tendency to increase. Americans began to doubt the government’s open door policy. Under pressure of the public, Immigration Act was passed on February 1917. Why American started feeling “angry” toward those new immigrants? The answers are: they were often poor; many of them were illiterate and had a big different cultural and religious background.
