Immigrants: Immigration In The Twentieth Century
Phase 2 Individual Project
HIST125-1303A-03
Colorado Technical University
Instructor Yelnick
7/22/13
Immigration in the twentieth century was very important because there were some many people coming over from different countries. This was defined as the Progressive Era and African American were not the only ones facing discrimination but those coming from other countries. (pg. 189) America was the land was there were promises of better life for everywhere across the globe. Immigrants by the end of century made up more than thirty percent of population in the major states in America at the time. (pg.190). The new immigrants of the nineteenth hundreds which was the eastern and southern Europeans. There were the Italians, Greeks, Russian, Polish Jews who came to America for coal mines, steel mills, and labor contracts. …show more content…
Immigrants were able to see a view of statue of liberty which was near Manhattan. It is at the port of New York and more than twenty million people entered during this period of history. There the process that the immigrants had to go through would take anywhere from three to four hours before they were let go. They would go through a physical examination to check for diseases or disabilities and questioned thoroughly. “Have you money, relatives or a job in the United States? Are you a polygamist? An anarchist?” (Eyewitnesstohistory.com, 2000) Ellis Island was a turning point for many immigrants who would either pass the interrogation or be sent back home to their native
HIST125-1303A-03
Colorado Technical University
Instructor Yelnick
7/22/13
Immigration in the twentieth century was very important because there were some many people coming over from different countries. This was defined as the Progressive Era and African American were not the only ones facing discrimination but those coming from other countries. (pg. 189) America was the land was there were promises of better life for everywhere across the globe. Immigrants by the end of century made up more than thirty percent of population in the major states in America at the time. (pg.190). The new immigrants of the nineteenth hundreds which was the eastern and southern Europeans. There were the Italians, Greeks, Russian, Polish Jews who came to America for coal mines, steel mills, and labor contracts. …show more content…
Immigrants were able to see a view of statue of liberty which was near Manhattan. It is at the port of New York and more than twenty million people entered during this period of history. There the process that the immigrants had to go through would take anywhere from three to four hours before they were let go. They would go through a physical examination to check for diseases or disabilities and questioned thoroughly. “Have you money, relatives or a job in the United States? Are you a polygamist? An anarchist?” (Eyewitnesstohistory.com, 2000) Ellis Island was a turning point for many immigrants who would either pass the interrogation or be sent back home to their native