Chapter 15, sec.1, Critical Thinking #3

Which group of immigrants do you think faced the greatest challenges in the United States? Why?
The group of immigrants that faced the greatest in the Unites States would have to be the Chinese. The Chinese mostly came into America from Angel Island which had worse conditions than Ellis Island. It had a filthy enviorment and when the immigrants came to the island they had to endure harsh questioning then wait in ramshackle buildings. (pg. 463) The rest of the American population was well aware of the fact that the Chinese were willing to work for lower wages, and were afraid that they would take all of the jobs. Then an anti Chinese group was started by the workingmens party, which led to the Chinese exclusion act. The act was passed in 1882 and did not end until 1943. The act baned entry to the US to all Chinese except for students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government officials. Often there was even mob attacks on the Chinese. (pg 465.)