Immigration in the 1920s

Presenter: Alex Long

Presenter Status: Undergraduate student

Academic Year: 21-22

Semester: Fall

Faculty Mentor: Rim Zahra

Department: English

Funding Source/Sponsor: Class Project, SYRCE Symposium

Screenshot URL: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nBYgzmfBMjTDMYTjMoHEaiODPEoBwW0g

Abstract:
The presentation talks about the immigration process in the 1920s and the problems it caused. The presentation shows the hardship hardship had to deal with on Ellis Island and its political uproar to citizens. It matters because it shows how trust and anger play a significant role in how immigration was seen in the U.S., Showing the issues of the immigration process brought during that time and the distrust with Russia heightens. It also shows how it doesn’t take much to cause political problems when neither side can trust the other. The problem it solves is what immigration brought out politically during this time—why people did not like immigrants and didn’t trust them.