The Hidden History of US Immigration Policy
US anti-immigrant policy rooted in racist eugenics, impacting DACA recipients.
00:00:00 The US anti-immigrant policy has historical roots in racist eugenics, with Albert Johnson gaining national power after Woodrow Wilson's defeat in the 1918 midterm elections.
⭐️ Woodrow Wilson's re-election campaign in 1916 was centered around the promise of the United States staying out of World War One.
🔍 In the 1918 midterm elections, the Republican party took control of the House, leading to the rise of Albert Johnson, a congressman from Washington state known for his anti-immigrant views.
💥 Albert Johnson's promotion gave him a platform to express his beliefs about the threat of non-white immigrants to white civilization.
00:02:24 The US anti-immigrant policy has its roots in racist eugenics, as illustrated by the actions of Albert Johnson and Harry Laughlin.
⚠️ The US anti-immigrant policy has its roots in racist eugenics.
⚙️ Albert Johnson, chairman of the committee on immigration and naturalization, hired a eugenics consultant to support anti-immigrant measures.
📊 A chart was created in 1922 to show the relative social inadequacy of different immigrant races in the United States.
00:04:48 US Anti-Immigrant Policy has racist origins in eugenics, aiming to improve the American gene pool and restrict immigration from certain countries.
🌍 The roots of US anti-immigrant policy can be traced back to eugenics.
🔬 Eugenicist Harry Laughlin promoted compulsory sterilization laws to improve the American gene pool.
📜 The Johnson Reed Immigration Act of 1924 used eugenics to restrict immigration from specific countries and populations.
00:07:13 The US anti-immigrant policy of 1924 was explicitly racist and eugenicist, aiming to preserve the white race. It used the 1890 census as a benchmark, limiting immigration based on national origin. This radical law sought to maintain America's racial composition.
📜 The US anti-immigrant policy in the 1920s was based on a racist eugenic ideology.
🔍 The policy used the 1890 census as a benchmark to determine who could enter the country.
🌍 The intention behind the policy was to maintain the racial composition of America and protect the white race.
00:09:38 US Anti-Immigrant Policy Has Historical Roots in Eugenics, Impacting 800,000 DACA Recipients.
📜 US anti-immigrant policy has roots in racist eugenics.
🌎 Highest percentage of non-native born Americans since the founding of the republic.
🗽 Immigration policy changes in 1924 led to assimilation and the creation of the solid middle class of America.
00:12:02 The video discusses the impact of the US anti-immigrant policy and its connection to racist eugenics. It highlights the potential consequences for young immigrants and the historical background of this issue.
📚 The Trump administration is planning to round up undocumented young people, raising concerns about the use of their information against them.
💡 Attorney General Jeff Sessions has a long history of opposing legal and illegal immigration, including advocating for eugenics-based immigration bans.
🗣️ Donald Trump has consistently made anti-immigrant statements and policies, such as calling Mexican immigrants rapists and proposing a ban on Muslims.
00:14:25 The US anti-immigrant policy has historical roots in racist eugenics. Immigration has been used as a scapegoat to stir up animosity and hatred towards immigrants.
🔑 The US anti-immigrant policy has its roots in racist eugenics.
🌎 There are two clear through lines in this administration: the president's strange admiration for Russia and the vehement antipathy toward immigrants.
⚖️ Blaming and punishing immigrants taps into a deep old through line in the country's history that has been seen before with astonishment and shame.
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