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    be awakened to the terrible living conditions of immigrants in the cities around the turn of the century. His goal was to document the inhumane treatment of the working men and women in the industrial capitalism speaking out specifically about the unsanitary conditions in the Chicago meat-packing industry. During the period of industrialization at the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth‚ millions of poverty-stricken immigrants that flocked to the United States met with terrible

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    whole lot. Americans need to help these immigrants that are coming into the country. There are many things people can do to help especially if the people who help are in high school or in college. Students in high school have to have a mandatory amount of community service hours in order to graduate‚ and many students would like to continue on to a higher education (college) which they can’t do if they don’t graduate. So why not help with immigration. Immigrants come from all over the world and people

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    Nativism is the feeling that immigration and foreigners are detrimental to native-born Americans. Unfortunately‚ nativist’s feelings are not based on political convenience or logical theories‚ but on ignorant assumptions that produce religious‚ racial‚ and cultural discrimination. Many nativist groups or individuals‚ both in the past and presently‚ have one thing in common- the fear of not being in control. The basic thing one has to see is that misinformation and short-sighted fear can often produce

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    that was settled by immigrants. Dating

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    together. The Immigrants to Malaysia are attracted by the low unemployment rates‚ as well‚ particularly those from Indonesia‚ Pakistan‚ Bangladesh‚ and the Philippines.The country’s three main races Malays‚ Chinese and Indians now find the problem of the situation an increasing numbers of foreign workers. As of December 2008‚ there were 2.06 million foreign workers in Malaysia‚ which relies heavily on them to help out in the construction and plantation sectors. Most of the workers are sourced from

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    by taking all the jobs and holding us back from becoming a prosperous country. Document D: Lee Chew’s Autobiography White Americans supported the Chinese Exclusion act because they were jealous of the Chinese. They weren’t nearly as dedicated workers compared to the Chinamen. They would always had to be supervised if they want to work like the Chinamen do all the time whether or not they are supervised. Step: 3 In the space below‚ answer the following question: Why did Americans pass the Chinese

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    I wake up every morning and thank God for keeping my family safe‚ and letting the men in my family see another day because cops are out here killing men like them if they look or move the wrong way. The world is filled with anger and pain from the past. I can say that I am no longer like them I have accepted it and moved on. Although I am not ignorant to the fact that my great great grandmother was raped by her owner and had 4 children for him. When she died my great grandmother had to take care

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    Jessica Owuriedu Ap history HOW DID THE CHARACTERS AND EXPERIENCES OF THE NEW IMMIGRANTS OF 1880-1940 COMPARE TO THOSE OF THE OLD IMMIGRANTS WHO CAME BEFORE THEM. The Influx of immigrants into America were been placed into two distinct spheres over time. The New immigrants and Old immigrants differed greatly in their behavior and qualities which was also pertained to the America they found between 1880 and 1940. Transferring

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    Imagine you are poor‚ had no job and you had the chance to immigrant to work in the Hawaiian plantation in the 1800s. Some of the immigrant workers in the plantation would say no to work in Hawaii plantation in the 1800s. They would likely say it was horrible‚ not a relaxing‚ easy‚ fun workplace‚ rather it is like a prison for the people working. The living condition that the workers were treated was awful. Also‚ the working conditions are dangerous and tiring. Additionally‚ ethnic segregation in

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    19th and 20th Century Social Worker Responses to Poverty In the 19th century‚ the U.S. was faced with a spate of immigrants (Ehrenreich‚ 2014). In fact‚ immigration patterns in the early 19th century included high levels of immigration from across the world‚ while legislation by the late 19th century limited immigration from many parts of world and encouraged immigration from Europe. Meanwhile‚ land was abundant in the early 19th century‚ leading to relatively high wages and a labor shortage. Yet

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