Jordan G.

Immigration After reading the assigned chapter this week, I can see many similarities in how things were back then versus now. The U.S. economy needed immigrants for its factors and in todays' economy we really on immigrants to do some of the lower paying jobs. Many immigrants flee to the U.S. in hopes of pursuing the "American Dream," but never really get to fulfill that dream. For centuries, the United States has aimed to restrict immigration because of the fear that the "influx of foreigners would undermine the racial, economic, and moral integrity of American society." History has shown that the "American Society" only cares about Americans who have attained the highest level of civilization, which is marked by whiteness sadly.  Nativist sentiment intensified in the late nineteenth century as immigrants streamed into American cities. Uncle Sam’s Lodging House, published in 1882, conveys this anti-immigrant attitude, with caricatured representations