AMS 207 Lecture 2: AMS 207 Notes 2-9
11 May 2017
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Before 1924, immigration from europe was almost unrestricted: until 1882 (chinese exclusion act), chinese immigration was largely ignored. From 1650 to 1820, immigration is very slow and homogeneous: mostly english and scottish, some black slaves (earlier indentured servants) Small cities, communal outlooks: many immigrants leave cities for farms. 1840-1860: beginning of the first wave of immigration, 4 million total immigrants arrive, most irish (potato famine) and german. 1870-1920: 26 million immigrants to the us, coincides with industrialization and feeds urbanization, (cid:862)melti(cid:374)g pot(cid:863, much more diverse. Italians, polish, russians, slavs, and asians: agricultural depression and political uprising, european industrialization undercuts older forms of labor in germany. Pull factors: political and individual rights, us and state governments want more people. Industry needs more labor power: high geographic mobility and lots of land: both natives and immigrants move into western lands (homestead act, 1870) Cities are often where globalization becomes most obvious.
