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“Old Immigration”

Irish and Germans(1820-1840s)

Irish fleeing famine, Germans fleeing political unrest

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Chinese immigration in the West Coast

Nativism sentiment and Know-Nothing party 

gold rush

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“New Immigration" and chinese

 Italians, Poles, Russians- seeked industrial jobs 

Chinese first came for gold rush, then for RR

Economic downturn -> rise of anti-chinese sentiment ->  Chinese Exclusion Act 1882

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Palmer Raids

First Red Scare response, resulted in the deportation of hundreds of immigrants 

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Quota Acts (1920s)

drastic restrictions  

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Sacco and Vanzetti Trial (1920s)-

 Italian immigrants that got electric chaired

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Post 1965 immigration

Nationality Act abolished quotas 

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National origin quotas

modified to encourage more immigration from the developing world and eliminated preferences for white immigrants 

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1965 act

 gave preference to educated immigrants for specialized job skills