“Ew, a Rat!” “Hun, That’s Normal!”

Chudacoff analyzed the impact of immigration as a whole whereas Binder divided it by segments. Chudacoff emphasized on three different waves of immigration, and how the last one influenced everything from the rise of population causing high competition for mediocre jobs, to the rise in housing prices. The author implied that it is because of the mass immigration that the society became filthy and the tenements were associated to be a term for poor housing facilities. The awful and horrendous conditions the poor had to go through caused the government to intervene and set standards for housing.  Binder focused more on the different ethnicities and how they tried to survive in a fast paced economy. He mentions that though the housing laws were passed, nothing was done to the housings of black residents. This segregation caused the blacks to continue to suffer from various diseases.

While Chudacoff’s article is more focused on the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s Binder’s article is more generalized in terms of the time period. This is because Binder wants to demonstrate the vast different between the ethnic and racial group that took over and replaced old ethnic majorities. He elaborated that even though the emancipation was passed, none obeyed it. Since the beginning of America, blacks have been discriminated against. Every other race and ethnicity who comes after the blacks arrive receive precedent over the blacks. Chudacoff does not focus on the African American population. Instead, The Evolution of American Urban Society focuses more on the new immigrants who arrive to the United States and how they are faced with the different culture.