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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.
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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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Summary This law is best known for its creation of a “barred zone” extending from the Middle East to Southeast Asia from which no persons were allowed to enter the United States. Its main restriction, however, consisted of a literacy test intended to reduce European immigration, with exemptions for those who could show they were fleeing ...
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 ...
Nov 21, 2023 · Updated: 11/21/2023. Table of Contents. The Immigration Act of 1917. What Were the Immigration Restrictions in the 1920s? Lesson Summary. Frequently Asked Questions. When was the Asiatic...
Feb 5, 2017 · published 5 February 2017. Health inspectors examine detainees on Angel Island, California, circa 1917.(Image credit: National Archives and Records Administration) One hundred years ago today (Feb....
Feb 5, 2024 · On February 5th, 1917, Congress passed an immigration act that would have a significant impact on persons wishing to settle in the United States. Required was a literacy test for immigrants, while the law also prohibited entry by laborers from Asia -- with exceptions for countries, such as the Philippines that already had established relations.
