To the forty-one million immigrants who have arrived upon our shores during the past one hundred forty years, these lines indicated that the poor, hungry, and persecuted could find freedom and opportunity in the New World. They arrived in such large numbers that by the end of the nineteenth century some Americans had doubts concerning the policy of admitting unlimited numbers of immigrants. By 1921, this viewpoint was widely accepted. During the 1930s we discovered that emigration from this nation was at times larger than immigration to this nation. The history of these significant developments divides itself into the three clearly defined periods. Period of Early Immigration
The period from 1790 to 1861 is considered as the period of early immigration. In 1790, one year after the new government was organized, the population of the United States was approximately 4,000,000. Of that number more than seventy-five per cent were descendants of immigrants who had sailed westward from England and northern Ireland. By 1810 there were probably 5,000 to 6,000 immigrants per year. At about 1820 the rate began to increase. By 1840 the new arrivals numbered more than 80,000 yearly. The number continued to increase until, in 1854, it reached a total of 428,000. Although many of these continued to come from Great Britain, the largest numbers were of German and Irish origin. A trickle was now apparent from Italy, Austria-Hungary , and the nations of Scandinavia.
The Period of the Later Immigration
The years intervening between 1861 and 1917 marked the period of later immigration. During the early part of this period there was need for more manpower to do work and to provide troops for the armed forces during the War Between the States. The need for workers for industry and laborers for railroad construction encouraged President Lincoln to ask Congress to pass favorable legislation for immigrants. Employers of unskilled laborers rushed to support the recommendation. The American Emigrant Company was organized to secure immigrants by advancing their transportation expenses and recovering the loan from the wages earned during the first year of employment. The government capitalized on the influx of immigrants by building stands in the fields next to the harbor of New York City and offering sums of money to the newcomers if they would join the army. In the post-war period immigrants eagerly sailed for America as the golden land of opportunity where the streets were paved with bricks of gold. The rapid growth of industry and reports of our prosperity continued to call thousands of immigrants to our land long after the war needs were over. These inducements and descriptions of America motivated immigrants to sail for the United States in large numbers during this entire period. So many came that the American people became concerned about the open-door policy. In 1882 the first restrictive law was passed. This law forbade acceptance of people who were lunatics, idiots, immoral persons, paupers, and persons likely to become public charges. In 1885 the Alien Contract Labor Law was passed, prohibiting American employers from importing laborers from Europe under contract.
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