Old Immigrants and New Immigrants

Using the chart above, what issues do you think the new immigrants might face in the United States? What issues might Americans have with the new immigrants?

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  In the 1870s, fear grew that ”new” immigrants would ____________ American culture.
  
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  After 1900, immigrants to the United States from Southern and Eastern Europe made up _______________ of all immigrants.
  

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  Immigrants got paperwork and travelled to _______________, waiting up to a month to leave
  
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  They traveled by steamship in ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_______________, where conditions were crowded and illness spread quickly.
  
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  The trip could take a ___________ to a ____________.
  

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  After the long journey, immigrants were processed at stations, such as Ellis Island in New York Harbor.
  

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  Immigration officers conducted __________________________________ inspections.
  
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  Only _____________ of immigrants were denied entry into the U.S.
  

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  ______________ and other _____________ immigrants crossing the Pacific were processed at __________________ in San Francisco Bay.
  
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  Many Chinese were turned away.
  
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  Some Chinese immigrants were ______________ at Angel Island for weeks or months in poor conditions.
  

Compare the picture of Ellis Island and Angel Island. EXPLAIN which one is the most welcoming.

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