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  1. May 27, 2024 · It shaped the U.S. immigration system and established racial quotas. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: One hundred years ago this week, the U.S. enacted a sweeping immigration law that changed the course of ...

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  2. Literacy Tests and “Asiatic Barred Zone”. In 1917, the U.S. Congress enacted the first widely restrictive immigration law. The uncertainty generated over national security during World War I made it possible for Congress to pass this legislation, and it included several important provisions that paved the way for the 1924 Act.

  3. The establishment of the national origins quota system in the 1924 Immigration Act narrowed the entryway for eastern and central Europeans, making western Europe the dominant source of immigrants. These policies shaped the racial and ethnic profile of the American population before 1945. Signs of change began to occur during and after World War II.

  4. The 1924 Johnson-Reed Act marked a schism in the country’s immigration history. How did the nation get to that point? Before the act, there were these smaller attempts to restrict immigration.

  5. An Act to limit the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States, and for other purposes. The Immigration Act of 1924, or Johnson–Reed Act, including the Asian Exclusion Act and National Origins Act (Pub. L. 68–139, 43 Stat. 153, enacted May 26, 1924), was a United States federal law that prevented immigration from Asia and set ...

  6. Apr 23, 2024 · On May 26, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Johnson-Reed Act, the first federal law in American history designed to establish permanent, comprehensive restrictions on immigration. It came at the end of a long, contentious process that debated the nature of American citizenship and identity along with the perceived merits and hazards of mass immigration. The law is rightly regarded as ...

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  8. May 27, 2024 · One hundred years ago this week, the U.S. enacted a sweeping immigration law that changed the course of history. The 1924 Immigration Act created a system of quotas for immigrants based on race ...

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