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Feb 16, 2021 · Effect of the Immigration Act of 1917 . To say the least, the Immigration Act of 1917 had the impact desired by its supporters. According to the Migration Policy Institute, only about 110,000 new immigrants were allowed to enter the United States in 1918, compared to more than 1.2 million in 1913.
- Robert Longley
The Immigration Act of 1917 (also known as the Literacy Act or the Burnett Act and less often as the Asiatic Barred Zone Act) was a United States Act that aimed to restrict immigration by imposing literacy tests on immigrants, creating new categories of inadmissible persons, and barring immigration from the Asia-Pacific zone.
- An Act to regulate the immigration of aliens to, and the residence of aliens in, the United States.
- the 64th United States Congress
- Asiatic Barred Zone Act
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They were successful amid heightened fears of immigration and the spread of radicalism during World War I and the Russian Revolution. This law also further clarified funding and administrative procedures to facilitate enforcement of immigration laws and expanded excludable classes of immigrants.
Dec 21, 2018 · 1917: Xenophobia reaches new highs on the eve of American involvement in World War I. The Immigration Act of 1917 establishes a literacy requirement for immigrants...
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Jul 17, 2015 · In 1917, a new piece of immigration legislation was passed by Congress that expanded the list of reasons why individuals could be excluded from entry to the United States, a literacy test was added, and what became known as the Asiatic Barred Zone was created.
Feb 5, 2017 · One hundred years ago today (Feb. 5), Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1917, the first legislation to dramatically limit immigration into the U.S.
Feb 6, 2017 · HISTORY. History of Now. Literacy Tests and Asian Exclusion Were the Hallmarks of the 1917 Immigration Act. One hundred years ago, the U.S. Congress decided that there needed to be severe...
