Ellis Island
Pull Factors in US
religious freedom, job openings, political stability, family
T or F: Mexicans and Canadians traveled through the North and South borders largely unchecked
True
T or F: All Iowans were accepting of immigrants and supported them
False
What is a Green Card?
A permanent pass to the United States. Allows you to live, work, and study in the US indefinitely
Why were the medical exams so short?
There were so many people to get through. (Nicknamed "six second exam")
Which other Asian groups immigrated to the US?
Japan, Korea, and the Philippines were the three main groups of immigrants
Did Immigrants form their own communites to live in with others who share their culture, or did they intermix with native Iowans?
What is a visa?
A temporary pass to get into the United States. For a specific purpose and amount of time.
Define Xenophobia
An irrational fear of immigrants
Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act made?
There were so many workers that the price of labor went down, which meant white workers were also paid less. This made the white workers angry, and their protests led to the Chinese Exclusion Act.
British, Dutch. Danes, German, Italian, Czech and Slovak, Jewish, SE Asian, Bosnian, Middle Eastern, Latinos, African
What are three ways you can become a citizen?
Parent(s) are citizens, born in US, work in US, spouse is a citizen, naturalization process
After being allowed into the US, where did many immigrants move to?
Big cities, where jobs were easier to find and there were more people who shared the same culture.
Who were called the "Chinese of the East" by nationalists?
Canadians
What job did many immigrants, and many native Iowans, work?
Meat packing plants (factories) and farming
What is a Gold Card?
Introduced by President Trump, for a fee of 5 million dollars, you can buy residence in the US.
How many islands were included?
3
Number of Chinese immigrants before vs after the act.
40,000 -----> 279 immigrants
In what town did groups, such as Middle Eastern and Czech +Slovakian, live in large masses?
Cedar Rapids
What process takes 18-24 months on average?
Naturalization Process