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  1. An Act to limit the immigration of migrants into the United States. [1] The Emergency Quota Act, also known as the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921, the Immigration Restriction Act of 1921, the Per Centum Law, and the Johnson Quota Act (ch. 8, 42 Stat. 5 of May 19, 1921), was formulated mainly in response to the large influx of Southern and ...

    • May 19, 1921
    • Per Centum Limit Act
  2. May 18, 2021 · The 1921 Emergency Quota Act was a key moment in the continuing struggle over power and identity rooted in questions of immigration, establishing a major precedent in immigration restriction. Despite the ebbs and flows of policy, that precedent continues to exert an influence to the present. References:

  3. Emergency Quota Law (1921) 1921. Fears of increased immigration after the end of World War I and the spread of radicalism propelled Congress to enact this "emergency" measure imposing drastic quantitative caps on immigration.

  4. Nov 21, 2023 · The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 changed national policy on immigration, placing a cap on the number of new immigrants from a certain country at 3 percent of the current population of residents ...

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  6. Jan 1, 2022 · The Emergency Quota Act 1921. Through a national origins quota, the Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed to enter the United States. According to the 1890 national census, 2% of the total number of persons of each nationality in the United States were eligible for immigration permits.

  7. 1921: Emergency Quota Act and Failed Refugee Provision. After World War I, America became an isolationist nation. In December 1920, in the context of this isolationism, the international influenza pandemic, and a postwar economic recession, the US House of Representatives voted to end all immigration to the United States for one year.

  8. Jul 1, 2014 · The Emergency Quota Act was passed on May 19, 1921. The following fact sheet contains interesting facts and information on 1921 Emergency Quota Act for kids. 1921 Emergency Quota Act Fact 1: Background History: The rise in Nativism in America had led to the Immigration Act of 1907 and the establishment of the Dillingham Commission in response ...

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