Immigration

[|The Huddled Masses], the statue of liberty is the tallest metal statue ever constructed. The statue of liberty represented freedom in the new world for the immigrants. The statue was originally built in France and given to America as a gift. [|The New Immigrants], most immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe. European immigration greatly increased after the civil war. In 1900 14 percent of the population was born in a different country. [|The Chinese Exclusion Act], from 1882 until 1943 most Chinese immigrants were barred from entering America. The Chinese exclusion act was the first law to ban a nationality from entering the United States. The only exceptions were travelers, merchants, teachers, students and those who were born in the United States. [|Contract Agreement], in the 19th century the demand for manual labor grew. The laborers worked under contracts for a period of time. In exchange for working nine hours a day six days a week they received a small salary along with clothing, shelter, food, and medical care. [|Immigration Restriction], during the early 20th century the united states imposed additional restrictions on immigration. Under the Gentlemen’s agreement of 1907-1908, the government agreed to limit passports issued to Japanese in order to permit wives to enter the United States.  and in 1917, the United States barred all Asian immigrants except for Filipinos, who were U.S. nationals. [|United States's Changing Face], 10 million legal and undocumented immigrants entered the country during the 1980s. an unpredicted wave of immigrants from Latin America, Asia, and Africa, the face of the United states changed the space of 20 years. In 1996 nearly one in ten of the residents in the U.S. were born in another country, that’s twice as many as in 1970.