Imigration And Discrimination In The 20`s
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Beginning in the early nineteenth century there were massive waves
of immigration. These "new" immigants were largely from Italy, Russia, and
Ireland. There was a mixed reaction to these incomming foreigners. While
they provided industries with a cheap source of labor, Americans were both
afraid o ....
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.... as being infultrated with radicals who sought
to overturn America's political, economic, and social institutions.
Palmer exasperated this fear in Americans and then presented himself as
the country's savior, combatting the evils of Communism. He mainly
centered his attack on Russian immigrants. During the infamous Palmer
raids thousands of aliens were deported and even more were arrested on
little or no evidence. Their civil liberties were violated, they were not
told the reasons for thei ....
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