Immigration

Terms to Define- Click on Links to research what these terms mean. Please create a summary for each one and place it in your wikispace. I suggest that you do this first in order to learn more for your letter. [|The Huddled Masses] The Huddle masses is the biggest metal statue ever constructed it is as tall as a 22 story high building, its 151 feet high and it weighs 225 tons, the arms are 42 feet long and the torch is 21 feet in length its index fingers are eight feet long and it has a 4 foot 6 inch nose, for people all around the world this statue symbolizes freedom, hope, and opportunity.

[|The New Immigrants]The new immigrants arrive to the United States by a number of 334,203 in the 1886. The year of the statue dedication. [|The Chinese Exclusion Act]From 1832 until 1943, most Chinese immigrants were barred from entering the United States. The Chinese exclusion Act was the nation’s first law to ban immigrants by race or nationality. All Chinese people except travelers, students, teachers, merchants, and those born in the United States were barred from coming to United States. [|Contract Agreement] During the 19th century, demand for manual laborers to build railroads, raise sugar on pacific island, mine precious metals, construct irrigation canals, and perform other forms of heavy labors. [|Immigration Restriction] Gradually during the 19th and 20th century, the United States imposed additional restrictions on immigrations. In 1882, excluded people were likely to become public charges.