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During the 1920's in the USA there was a great extent of discrimination over ethnic groups who had immigrated to America. During the 20th century there was a massive number of Hispanic immigrants.
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History Essay During the 1920's in the USA there was a great extent of discrimination over ethnic groups who had immigrated to America. During the 20th century there was a massive number of Hispanic immigrants looking for better opportunities offered by the US. The Hispanics mostly did fruit picking in California basically they were used for cheap labour. They were paid badly, racially abused by the Americans. The Hispanics were hated in America, the language they spoke confused American citizens and they way they looked made them stand out more. They had petty jobs and wore totally different clothing. Newspapers and films called them names and referred to them as greasers. They were also given the worst type of housing. Sanitation was so contemptible that disease spread and death rates heightened. The Hispanics had to live this way; it isolated them from whites that used segregation laws against them. Large numbers...
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