Effects Of Immigration Legislation Of The 1920s Flashcards
What was the effect of the 1917 Immigration Act? (3)
- Marked the turn towards nativism
- Spurred an isolationist movement
- Growing atmosphere of xenophobia
What was the reaction to the 1917 Immigration Act?
Thought President Woodrow Wilson initially vetoed the Immigration Act of 1917, congress overwhelmingly overrode his veto, making the act a federal law
What was the effect of the Emergency Quota Act of 1921?
- Formulated in response to the larger influx of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe
- People from Northern and Western Europe had a higher quota and were more likely to be admitted to the US
Why did the US condemn Southern and Eastern Europe immigration?
There was high unemployment in America after WW1 and ‘new’ immigrants were blamed for the deteriorating wages and working conditions
What was the effect of the 1924 Johnson-Reed Immigration Act?
To preserve the ideal of US homogeneity
What was the effect of the 1924 National Origins Formula?
Further emphasises homogeneity
Due to the immigrations laws, what did immigration decrease to from 1930 - 1940 as opposed to 1920 - 1930?
4,000,000 —> 500.000
Why was the immigration in the Western hemisphere unlimited?
Cheap Mexican labour
Between 1901 and 1910, how many immigrants arrived annually?
Over 1 million
in 1929, how many immigrants arrived annually?
150,000
