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Content: Many American workers accused immigrants of taking jobs away from “real” Americans. Nativists worked to restrict the number of immigrants entering the United States. In 1883, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Actwhich restricted Chinese immigration to America. In the 1890s, they called for laws restricting the number of new immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe. They encouraged quotasthat would limit the number of immigrants the US would accept from each nation. Ethnic Neighborhoods
After arriving in the USA, about 2/3 of immigrants settled in cities, such as NYC, Chicago, Boston & Philadelphia. The majority of immigrants lived in ethnic neighborhoods, or enclaves. These neighborhoods provided new immigrants with a sense of community and security, as the immigrants were surrounded by the familiar customs, food and language of their homeland. As a result, many settled in the neighborhoods permanently. Many enclaves were crowded and their streets teemed with local residents, peddlers and merchants, and horses and carriages.