| 1875: |
First limitations on immigration. Residency permits required of Asians. |
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1880: |
The U.S. population is 50,155,783. More than 5.2 million immigrants enter the country between 1880 and 1890. |
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1882: |
Chinese exclusion law is established. Russian anti-Semitism prompts a sharp rise in Jewish emigration. |
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1890: |
New York is home to as many Germans as Hamburg, Germany. |
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1891: |
The Bureau of Immigration is established. Congress adds health qualifications to immigration restrictions. |
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1892: |
Ellis Island replaces Castle Garden. |
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1894-6: |
To escape Moslem massacres, Armenian Christians emigrate. |
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1897: |
Pine-frame buildings on Ellis Island are burned to the ground in a disastrous fire. |
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1900: |
The U.S. population is 75,994,575. More than 3,687,000 immigrants were admitted in the previous ten years. Ellis Island receiving station reopens with brick and ironwork structures. |
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1906: |
Bureau of Immigration is established. |
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1910: |
The Mexican Revolution sends thousands to the United States seeking employment. |
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1914-8: |
World War I halts a period of mass migration to the United States. |
