What hapenned to the Chinese during the gold rush?
They were barred by the Chinese exclusion act (a law)
More than (50, 60, 70) million immigrants were deported unitl 2020
50 million
Which type of immigrants were considered scapegoats for social and enconomic problems?
poor ones
What happened to Mexican immigrants during the great drepression (1930)
Many were corced to leave or deported
Who were favored and who weren't in the 1965 immigration act?
favored: Europeans, unfavored : Mexican immigrants
Besides the indians who were considered less than human for many years in America?
Black African people
What happened to indigenous people after the first settlers arrived?
labeled inferior, lost their land, suffered cultural and physical genocide
What is xenophobia?
fear of foreigners
Who were prioritized in the American immigration?
the wealthy and white
What did president Rooselvelt try to preserve?
An America for "Americans" (white European immigrants)
What was the main port of Entry to Asian immigrants? What happened to most immigrants?
Angel island immigration station, 70% of immigrants were detained