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- maintained status quo on immigration- no "new deal" for immigration policy.
-not a nativist, but did share opinion that immigration was a thing of the past
- identified with immigrants but made no changes to hoover's lpc order until 1938 refugee crisis. |
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role: asst. sec. of state VISA dept.
- extreme nativist, paranoid, esp. towards e. europeans and jews
- 1940 tightened immigration reqs, cutting admissions in half
- delay tactics to halt immigration to US under guise that Nazi spies would infiltrate refugees |
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- eugenicist, belief in superior white european race (pan-aryanism)
- white immigrants can assimilate, but non-whites cannot
- 1920 "rising tide of color against white supremacy"
- 1927 "reforging america" |
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- pres. of UC, also formerly general superintendent of schools in philippines
- nativist and imperialist views towards filipinos
- said the problem with filipinos came from easily aroused sexual passions and propensity for violence and crime. |
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- founder of CSU Sacramento
- anti-filipino
- idea that filipinos interbreeding with "moron" white girls would result in social burden |
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- vetoes 1932 bill to grant independence to philippines
- 1930 order for strict enforcement of LPC clause- tough on refugees
- argues that immigrants wouldn't be able to find work, and would therefore become public charges
- thinks that growth of democracy has resulted in no more political persecution, so no need for US to be asylum |
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- catholic priest
- used radio program for antisemitic commentary and to rationalize hitler's tactics
-supporter of FDR at first
- blamed depression on supposed conspiracy of jewish bankers |
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sec. of treasury
- son of german-jewish immigrants
- reported to FDR the state dept's willful neglect of jewish refugees and mistreatment |
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- advisor to several presidents; journalisst
- suspicion towards japanese americans led to internment camps, they can "exercise their rights elsewhere." |
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- 1952 appoints commission on immigration and naturalization
- 1st: proposed that 1/2 of european quota slots be reserved for DPs
- 1947 state of the union led (eventually) to legislation about refugees instead of just immigrants |
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-condemns mccarrran-walter act
- 1953 refugee act
- internationalist
- cites examples of medal of honor winners who would have been barred from immigration under current laws |
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-promise to end bracero program and quotas
- 1963 immigration reform bill, phased out quota system, bill dies without hearing.
- big on immigration reform
- idea that america is built on immigrants |
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"great society" includes immigration reform
- old kennedy bill becomes hart-cellar act, passes.
- preference system: family reunification and labor needs |
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- 1948 displaced persons act- mortgaged quota slots; 30% agricultural workers - 12/22/45 limit- tries to limit jews but results in limiting refugees from communist countries instead
- mccarran-walter bill, preference system
- internal security act - anti communist; citizens could be denaturalized |
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| -1986 immigration reform and control act: illegal to hire/recruit illegal immigrants; amnesty to 3 mil. illegal immigrants |
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- red scare
- claimed knowledge of communist infiltrations |
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| treaty of guadalupe hidalgo |
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1848: those living in territoryr taken from mexico could choose to stay or go to mexico.
1897: meixcans not excludable from citizenship on racial grounds. |
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philippines get independence in 1945
- quota of 50 persons/yr (half the min for any other country)
- filipinos inelligible for citizenship |
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| - provide free transportation back to philippines for any filipino who applied for it, but would have to forswear right of return. |
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- limited # of immigrants from any country to 2% of the number from that country already in the US in 1890 - restricted south and east european immigration further - prohibited immigration of east asians and asian indians
- no limits on immigration from western hemisphere countries
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- allow spouses and adopted children of US military to enter after WWII
- temporarily lifted the ban on Asian immigration and quotas |
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| admission of 100k displaced persons over the quotas each year |
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1948: 1st piece to set refugee policy(vs. immigration policy); cut original proposal in half, quotas could be mortgaged, 1945 cutoff date
1950: removes agricultural bias, entry date adjusted to 1949, ammended to run 2 more years, total upped to 415k. |
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| -internment of japanese americans as well as some german and italian, including many native born US citizens |
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| mccarran internal security act 1950 |
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- "subversive activities control act"
- registration of communist organizations with attorney general
- created subversive activities control board
- excluded aliens who were once communists or members of "front organizations"
- deportation for non-citizen communists or people who engaged in "subversive acts"
- citizens could be de-naturalized |
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-operation to remove illegal persons
- authority to search cars, trucks, property in the mccarren-walter act
800k-1m apprehended
- not much real success but looked good on paper |
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| mccarren-walter act 1952 (6 points) |
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| - preserve ethnic and sociological equilibrium, but look like reform - racial bars to naturalization abolished - expanded to include tiny quotas for asians - preferences inside the quota system - spouses/children exempt from quotas - provided for exclusion/deportation of aliens who might subvert public interest or national security, including homosexuality, epilepsy, mental retardation |
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- phased out quota system in 5 years, even for asians - 50% visas reserved for needed skills, 50% for family reunification - preference system leads to brain drain in asia
- part of LBJ's Great Society |
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- created federal refugee resettlement program
- broadened the definition of refugee
- separate category of "asylees" (refugees who were already in US) |
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| simpson-mazolli act 1986 (5 points) |
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| - nativist but not racist - proposed to raise numerical limits - place all relatives within quotas, so less immigrants admitted - abolish the brother-sister preference - amnesty, employers must verify legality of new employees |
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- tps (temporary protected status) to be extended to aliens from countries under warfare or natural disaster
- flexible cap increased
- eliminated many of the anti-radical parts of previous laws
- increased exclusions based on previous criminal activity |
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- california
- barring use of public services (including schools) to illegal immigrants |
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