By Brooke Wagner GCU 113 Culminating Project
Looking at Immigration during the Ragtime Era as a Social Scientist (Historian, Geographer, Political Scientist) By Brooke Wagner GCU 113 Culminating Project When Did this Era Take Place?
After the depression of the 1890s, immigration jumped from a low of 3.5million in that decade to a high of 9 million in the first decade of the newcentury. Jews from Eastern Europe fleeing religious persecution also arrived in largenumbers; over 2 million entered the United States between 1880 and 1920. Who was a Part of the Ragtime Era?
Jewish Immigrants Native Born Americans Former Irish Immigrants Where Did This Part of Immigration Occur?
Ellis Island, New York Why New York?1. Eastern Europe Jews came to NewYork harbor and stayed there. Mainlyin the east side.2. New York was the center of thedressing industry which was the Jewspreferred branch.3. In New York there was already alarge Jewish community and theythought they will get support. What did Immigration Look Like at this Time?
Jews engaged in chain migration, in which one member of an extended familysecured a place in the new country and then bought a ticket for siblings so that theycould settle in America. Lived in overcrowded districts called ghettos. In New York in 1905, for example, forty-seven percent of immigrant Jewishdaughters were employed as semiskilled and unskilled laborers; only twenty-twopercent of their brothers fell into those ranks. Conversely, more than forty-fivepercent of immigrant sons held white-collar positions, while less than twenty-sevenpercent of their sisters did. Why Did Immigration Occur?
The main reasons for the immigration to USA were:1. The Russia anti-Semitism policy and the pogroms.2. The desire to give the children better education and happy life.3. USA dream - Freedom and Gold.4. Modern vehicles like steam engines and trains.5. Longing to immigrate that hold some of the Jews,sweep away the others. What Was the Issue at This Time?
Immigrants were taking jobs from the Natural Born Americans The Former Irish Immigrants played a role in this issue. What Was the Result of this Era?
Immigration Act of 1917 Immigration Act of 1924 Immigration and Nationality Act of1965 So What? The Issues Havent Changed.
Issues and Reality are Both the Same. Natural Born Americans SeeImmigrants as a Threat for Stealingtheir Jobs. In Reality Immigrants are a HugeBenefit to the Economy. So What? Why People Migrate Here Today: 1. Crime 2. Economic Problems
3. Illegal Drugs 4. Corrupt Political Leaders So What? The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors, orDREAM, Act of 2010 So What? Where isImmigrationTaking PlaceToday? Bibliography of Slides: Primary Sources
Slide 10: Information of the Dream Act THE DREAM ACT: GOOD FOR OUR ECONOMY, GOOD FOR OURSECURITY, GOOD FOR OUR NATION. (n.d.). Retrieved April 27, 2015, fromhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/DREAM-Act-WhiteHouse- FactSheet.pdf Bibliography of Slides: Secondary Sources
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Slide 7: Information of the issue at hand and Information on the issues theIrish Immigrants faced as a reference to their bias in the issue. U.S. Immigration Before (n.d.). Retrieved April 27, 2015, from Slide 8: Information on the Acts Bibliography of Slides: Secondary Sources
Slide 9: Information on the Benefits of Immigrants Today; Picture Llorente, E. (n.d.). Undocumented immigrants paid nearly $12 billion in taxes, study claims.Retrieved April 27, 2015, fromnearly-12-billion-in-taxes-study-claims/ Slide 10: Information on Why Immigrants Come to the U.S. Today; Graph Most Mexicans See Better Life in U.S. One-In-Three Would Migrate. (2009, September23). Retrieved April 27, 2015, frommexicans-see-better-life-in-us-one-in-three-would-migrate/ Bibliography of Slides: Secondary Sources
Slide 12: Map The undocumented immigrant population explained, in 7 maps. (n.d.). Retrieved April27, 2015, fromundocumented-immigrant-population-explained-in-7-maps/ Bibliography of Slides: Tertiary Sources
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