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Immigration refers to people moving into a country or region they are not native to with intentions of settling there permanently.

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How did the flow of immigration become slowed down from its peak in the Gilded Age?
What was the impact of WWI on immigration and nativism in America?
Which trend from the Spanish colonial system can be seen as having influenced modern-day attitudes toward immigration?
How did immigration influence the rise of industrial capitalism in late-19th century United States?
Which event led to increased immigration during the Gilded Age?
What was the primary cause of conflict regarding immigration in the late 19th century US?
Which event directly provoked the largest wave of immigration to the United States during the mid-19th century?
Which legislation established the quota system limiting immigration to the U.S. in 1921?
What legislation passed in 1882 banned immigration from a specific Asian country to the United States for ten years?
What characterized the continuous aspect of political responses to immigration in the late 19th century?
What was one key result of urbanization and immigration during the Gilded Age?
How did Progressive Era reformers perceive immigration in relation to societal progress?
Which law of the Roaring Twenties attempted to limit immigration by establishing quotas based on nationality?
How did domestic policies regarding immigration demonstrate continuity during the period referred to as "The Red Scare"?
Which concept regarding immigration persisted throughout the late 19th and mid-20th centuries?
How did immigration affect the American workforce during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
Which law aimed at restricting immigration by establishing a system of national quotas that blatantly favored northern and western European countries?
Which U.S legislation of the early 20th century limited immigration by establishing a system of national quotas that blatantly discriminated against immigrants from eastern and southern Europe?
Which key legislation effectively eliminated national-origin quotas for immigration into the United States?

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