IMMIGRANTS

“Immigrants were the most vulnerable workers in the united States economy”
In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s the President and Government permitted immigrants to enter into the United States in order to gain a profit from the work they would perform in order to gain a profit for the economy. The Government officials used Asians, Natives Americans and Mexicans as the permanent lower labor and rejected legal and customary barriers to their advancements in the United States.

The Government needed the profit for the United States so they relied on low-wage immigrant labor but rejected their language, cultures, appearances and unassimilated ways. The immigrants help corporations become rich, because they were force to do jobs the white men would not perform because they were unsafe and in unhealthy work places. Furthermore; the immigrants had to work long hours, and seven days a week. The men, women and children all had to perform work duties.

Immigrants were the workforce for sewing garments, agriculture, constructions of transportation networks, domestic’s workers in side homes, mining industry, cigar makers, sugar plantations, and meat packing factories. They also were the fuel for the factories in industrializing United States economy.

The Native Americans contributed to the United States economy by getting all their land taken away from them so the Government could sell the land to the white men at lower prices.
I feel all these immigrants were used by the United States Government as low-paying slaves and in today society individuals are still being used and receiving low pay for many hours of labor.

Immigrants and politics
The immigrants played important roles in the United States politics by helping to reform the Roosevelt Coalition, and establishing unions for better treatment in their work force and for equal treatment and better pay. Many unions were form by immigrants and our still in exists today.

How was nativism manifest in culture practices such as dress, language, religion and customs

As an immigrant in the United States the Government and white men tired to take away their customs, languages, and clothes and wanted them all to be Catholics, and become like the white men.
The Irish were Presbyterians and spoke the Gaelic language and had red hair, and there customs include celebrating St .Patrick days, eating corn beef, cabbage, and potatoes. They perform different types of dances, and give blessings to each other. The Irish men wear check trews and fringed cloaks and the women wear short tunics.

Jewish women wore long dresses that covered their arms and a hood that fasten under their chin. The men wore knee length shirts with a longer dress over it, and a plain felt cap. The Jewish people were not permitted to wear bright color clothing, and they practice the Judaism religion.

Japanese immigrants spoke the the Japanese language and their religion is Buddhism and Shinto. The women wore Kimono when they first arrive in the United States but now are worn for special occasions the men wear short pants and long shirts.

Native Americans dance to the sprits for many different occasions and ceremonies. The men wore breechclouts tuck over a belt and no shirts, the women wore shirts and leggings and the design on the skirt varied from tribe to tribe. They were force to practice the Catholic religion.

Mexican men wore pants and shirts with a large blanket cape, and the women wore skirts and sleeves tunics with a shawl.The Mexicans speak spanish, and celedrate three main holidays;Fiesta de Cico de Mayo (nine days before Christmas), Dia de Muetos(Day of the dead).They also are Roman Catholics.