Topic 02B - Immigration

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an organization linked to a political party that often controlled local government

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Political Machines

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main immigration station on the East Coast for enforcing immigration laws and processing European immigrants

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Ellis island

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acquisition of money in dishonest ways - bribing politicians

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Graft

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hostility towards immigrants

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Nativism

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a person who arrives in a foreign country with the intention of permanently living there

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immigrant

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relating to large groups of people classed according to a common national or cultural background - an area with a country or city that is comprised of people who share a similar nationality or culture

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Ethnic (enclave)

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people who sought to address social issues such as crime, illiteracy, child labor, and corruption through political and government reforms.

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Progressives

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an institution located in a poor neighborhood that provided numerous community services such as medical care, childcare, libraries, and English classes

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Settlement Houses