1. Consequences of the New Immigration
... tended to live more in the cities than the old immigrants did. They often lived in neighborhoods with other people of similar ethnic origins. Many of the new immigrants lived in crowded tenements. Most of these neighborhoods were crowded and unsanitary, leading to a rise in disease, infant mortality, and death rates. The crowded slums also lead to an ... classification. As many as fifteen thousand immigrants were processed every day. In addition to checking the immigrants for physical diseases, the immigrants" mental states were also checked. Congress even passed a new law, stating tha...
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