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

    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.

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

    The Immigration Act of 1924, or Johnson–Reed Act, including the Asian Exclusion Act and National Origins Act (Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 68–139, 43 Stat. 153, enacted May 26, 1924), was a federal law that prevented immigration from Asia and set quotas on the number of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe.

    • May 26, 1924
    • Johnson-Reed Act
    • An Act to limit the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States, and for other purposes.
    • the 68th United States Congress

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

    Resources. Summary. The 1921 Emergency Quota Act had been so effective in reducing immigration that Congress hastened to enact the quota system permanently. This Act set its quotas to 2 percent of resident populations counted in the 1890 census, capping overall immigration at 150,000 per year.

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

    The 1924 Johnson-Reed Act marked a schism in the country’s immigration history. How did the nation get to that point? Before the act, there were these smaller attempts to restrict...

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

    6 days ago · 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.

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

    Sep 20, 2021 · In all of its parts, the most basic purpose of the 1924 Immigration Act was to preserve the ideal of U.S. homogeneity. This notion of the ideal homogeneity was sharply racist and discriminated not only against Asians, Africans, and Latin Americans but also Europeans who were viewed as less desirable (Jews, Slavs, Greeks, etc.).

  9. encyclopedia.ushmm.org › content › enUnited States Immigration and Refugee Law, 1921–1980

    On May 24, 1924, Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1924, also known as the Johnson-Reed Act or the National Origins Act. The act was meant to solve the “midnight races” problem and establish a more permanent immigration law.

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