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1. history.state.gov › 1921-1936 › immigration-actThe Immigration Act of 1924 (The Johnson-Reed Act)

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   The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census.

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2. immigrationhistory.org › item › 1924-immigration-act-Immigration Act of 1924 (Johnson-Reed Act)

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   To further limit immigration, this law established extended "national origins" quotas, a highly restrictive and quantitatively discriminatory system. The quota system would remain the primary means of determining immigrants' admissibility to the United States until 1965.

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   What did the Immigration Act of 1924 do?

   • Introduction The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census. It completely excluded immigrants from Asia.

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   How long did the 1924 Immigration Act last?

   • The 1924 act would define U.S. immigration policy for nearly three decades, until being substantially revised by the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 and ultimately replaced by the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 .

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   What was the quota in 1924?

   • The 1924 act reduced the annual quota of any nationality from 3% of their 1910 population (as defined by the Emergency Quota Act of 1921) to 2% of the number of foreign-born persons of any nationality residing in the U.S. according to the 1890 census.

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   How did the immigration quota work?

   • The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census. It completely excluded immigrants from Asia. President Coolidge signing the Johnson-Reed Act Literacy Tests and “Asiatic Barred Zone”

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Immigration_Act_of_1924Immigration Act of 1924 - Wikipedia

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   Under the 1924 quota, only 4,000 per year were allowed since the 1890 quota counted only 182,580 Italians in the U.S. By contrast, the annual quota for Germany after the passage of the act was over 55,000 since German-born residents in 1890 numbered 2,784,894.

6. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › 1924-law-slammedThe 1924 Law That Slammed the Door on Immigrants and the ...

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   It made permanent strict quotas— defined as “two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census”—in order to...

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8. www.migrationpolicy.org › article › 1924-usA Century Later, Restrictive 1924 U.S. Immigration Law Has ...

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   May 15, 2024 · The 1924 law set the framework for policies that remain cornerstones of U.S. immigration law today: numerical limits on annual immigration, the ability to deport unauthorized immigrants no matter how long they have been in the United States, and the need for people to seek visas and meet other requirements before they reach U.S. soil.

9. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › coolidgePresident Coolidge signs Immigration Act of 1924 - HISTORY

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   Nov 16, 2009 · 1924. President Coolidge signs Immigration Act of 1924. Photo Credit: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images. On May 26, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signs into law the Immigration Act of 1924, the...

10. www.dailyhistory.org › What_did_the_ImmigrationWhat did the Immigration Act (Johnson Reed Act) of 1924 do

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    Sep 20, 2021 · Existing nationality laws dating from 1790 and 1870 excluded people of Asian lineage from naturalizing. As a result, the 1924 Act meant that even Asians not previously prevented from immigrating – the Japanese in particular – would no longer be admitted to the United States.