|
|
This is only a preview of the paper
Click here to register and get the full text.
Existing members click here to login
|
|
|
America’s history has long been littered with the presence of nativism. Yet the point towards which such animosity is geared has changed greatly throughout the ages. At first, the main targets for such attacks were European immigrant groups such as the Italians, the Irish, and the Jews. But as these groups became increasingly comfortable and settled in their new surroundings, the nativist ideologies turned towards Asian immigrants such as the Chinese and the Japanese (lecture, Oct. 21). The earliest immigrants to come to American were the English. Soon after their arrival came the northwest Europeans. Yet from the mid eighteen hundreds to the early nineteen hundreds, the arrival of the southeast Europeans caused much animosity with the northwest Europeans, resulting in the southeast Europeans to be looked down upon. The Great Depression and World War II minimized the in pour of immigrants to the United States, yet soon after 1965, immigrants were highly diverse a most primarily from the Asian countries, in spite of the more astringent laws (lecture, Oct. 7). This new in pour of immigrants caused the rift between the southeast Europeans and the northwest Europeans to diminish and a new one form between the Europeans and non-Europeans. Although there seems to be no validity of reason to this prejudice, nativists believe themselves to be completely just in their opposition to immigration. They believe that all immigrants participate in the devastation of the economy. Immigrant groups occupy jobs which would other wise be open to current citizens. Some of these jobs are those of low income and by working for a minimal amount of money, the immigrants push the other workers out of jobs openings (lecture, Oct.
Approximate Word count = 1016
Approximate Pages = 4.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
|
|
|
|
|
|