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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
On February 5, 1917, the Immigration Act of 1917 was passed by the 64th United States Congress with an overwhelming majority, overriding President Woodrow Wilson's December 14, 1916, veto.
- An Act to regulate the immigration of aliens to, and the residence of aliens in, the United States.
- the 64th United States Congress
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Dec 21, 2018 · The Immigration Act of 1917 establishes a literacy requirement for immigrants entering the country and halts immigration from most Asian countries.
- Missy Sullivan
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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.
Mar 5, 2010 · U.S. Immigration Since 1965. Updated: June 7, 2019 | Original: March 5, 2010. The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, also known as the Hart-Celler Act, abolished an earlier quota...
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Jun 10, 2019 · In response, Congress passed increasingly restrictive immigration legislation. The Immigration Act of 1917, the most restrictive immigration legislation to date, was passed by a significant majority, even overriding a veto from President Woodrow Wilson. The law excluded immigrants who were (1) illiterate and over the age of sixteen, (2 ...
Sep 1, 2022 · The 1917 Immigration Act introduced a literacy test for immigrants over sixteen years old, increased the head tax to $8, and identified additional categories of excludable immigrants, provisions aimed primarily at southern and eastern European immigrants.
