What if the U.S. had never had immigration restrictions?
Added 2024-01-16 02:14:41 +0000 UTCThis is an alternate history scenario speculating on how history would have been different if there had been a constitutional provision preventing any immigration and naturalization restrictions.
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Thanks! I don't know how many illegal immigrants there were under the old quota system. But the ban on Chinese immigration was effective. There was essentially no immigration from China during those decades. That was probably partly due to the big ocean in between, and probably also because Chinese emigrants had other options of where to go, especially Southeast Asia. Chinese who did make it to the U.S. were put on the next steamer back to China.
Premodernist
2024-08-14 22:49:31 +0000 UTCDid the quota system work? And the ban against asian people? In Europe, for instance, there is a huge gap between what the law says and what actually happens. Of course migration is easier to control if there is an ocean between you and the country from where migrants come, but, for instance, what you do with illegals that managed to reach the USA's coast? Did the United States have enough resources to organize and send them back? By the way, great video, a lot of people in the world and especially western europe could learn a lot from the history of the USA, if only they taught us something about it before their involvement in WW2
Reindeer
2024-08-13 14:32:21 +0000 UTCthanks mr. premodernist
Ruby
2024-02-17 05:48:18 +0000 UTCI don’t have anything to base this on, as this entire video / exercise is hypothetical, however , I think there’s a likely scenario where the black and Asian populations would have merged together . Not sure how widespread it would have been, however , even today in oppressed communities, affluent ones , and in between , black folks relate more to Asians than they do white culture . Perhaps the larger demographic and joint venture could have advanced things along quicker , but like you said, it’s not like today we are without racism / people identifying with their own race. Very interesting video to get the wheels turning.
Jim Francis
2024-02-07 05:03:21 +0000 UTCIt seems like immigration is always a good thing, even if in the short term there are bumps. It's really interesting to have perspective about issues which are as old as time.
Thomas Pellino
2024-02-06 03:32:16 +0000 UTCThank you very much and recover soon
Mahmoud
2024-01-31 07:36:10 +0000 UTCGreat video, led me down a (not entirely related) rabbit hole about Asian Americans who fought in the U.S. Civil War https://www.loc.gov/ghe/cascade/index.html?appid=6301eee806184a9c885374869c325ba4&bookmark=Civil%20War
Funny_hat
2024-01-23 20:50:04 +0000 UTCActually, I originally started watching your videos because they covered the middle ages. So no. I think what is compelling in many of them is you made figures like Genghis Khan relatable to your audience.
Thamer
2024-01-20 21:55:24 +0000 UTCDo you prefer more recent history?
Premodernist
2024-01-20 16:38:51 +0000 UTCI liked this video because its something I can relate to. You had a bonus video about the parallel lives of Ancient Rome and China, and I found that less relatable. For what it's worth.
Thamer
2024-01-20 03:16:45 +0000 UTCI really enjoyed it! Just when you're thinking, "There is no cuter foil for Keaton than Marceline Day," the film introduces 'Monk!' 😍Thanks for the tip!
Erin O'Shea
2024-01-17 08:10:17 +0000 UTCThe Cameraman is such a great movie.
Premodernist
2024-01-16 21:24:35 +0000 UTCInteresting! I also enjoyed reading the linked article.
Premodernist
2024-01-16 21:23:58 +0000 UTCYea, these old videos are fun to watch but they sure are distracting :D
Lukas Janecka
2024-01-16 17:17:54 +0000 UTCSo.... I was having lots of thoughts and was all fired up to comment, a feeling which heightened tenfold when we got into old Hollywood.... But then I zoned out on Buster Keaton and - I need to go find The Cameraman now. Good video! Feel better soon.
Erin O'Shea
2024-01-16 04:35:51 +0000 UTCMy family is here in the US thanks to the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. My Uncle arrived as a UC Berkeley graduate student in the late 60s. He was able to get naturalized, bring his wife over, start a family, and in the mid to late 70s sponsored his wife's two brothers' visas. They were my father and his oldest brother, both of whom also started their families here. Looking up details on the effects of the Act, I found this lovely site that documents the history of South Asian Diaspora in the United States. https://www.saada.org/tides/article/legacies-of-the-1965-immigration-act
hurryupmode
2024-01-16 03:08:33 +0000 UTC
