Title: Old Immigration - Let's Learn About Immigration
Headings: Let's Learn About Immigration
Old Immigration
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Content: People who escaped from persecution were considered refugees. Most of the time, people immigrated to the United States in order to find better opportunities and make a better life for themselves and their families. Most settled in large cities like New York City and Boston and found work in factories and other low paying jobs. In the late 1800's, there also was a large number of immigrants from China. They settled on the West Coast of the United States and most worked as laborers. Below is an artist's depiction of Chinese immigrants in San Francisco. Some Americans did not like the immigrants. Most of the immigrants were not Protestant, the main religion in the United States at the time. The Americans thought that the immigrants were taking jobs away from "real Americans". These people were called nativists.