Emergency Quota Act of 1921
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The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 was a U.S. immigration law that sharply limited and skewed immigration by imposing national-origin quotas favoring northern and western Europeans, reflecting the era’s strong nativist sentiment.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal immigration law
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quota-based immigration law → |
| administrationBy |
United States Department of Labor
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| alsoKnownAs |
Emergency Immigration Act of 1921
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Per Centum Limit Act of 1921 → |
| annualNumericalLimit |
approximately 357,000 immigrants per year
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| country |
United States
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| disfavoredRegion |
Eastern Europe
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Southern Europe → |
| duration |
intended as temporary emergency measure
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| effect |
institutionalized national-origin quotas in U.S. immigration policy
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restricted immigration from southern and eastern Europe → sharply reduced overall immigration to the United States → shifted the composition of immigrants toward northern and western Europeans → |
| effectiveDate |
1921-06-03
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| enactedBy |
United States Congress
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| excludedGroup |
immigrants from Asia already barred under earlier exclusion laws
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| exemption |
immigrants from countries in the Western Hemisphere
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professionals such as professors → students → temporary visitors → |
| favoredRegion |
Northern Europe
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Western Europe → |
| followedBy |
Immigration Act of 1924
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| geographicScope |
U.S. federal immigration system
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| historicalContext |
First Red Scare
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nativism in the United States → post–World War I era → |
| influenceOn |
Immigration Act of 1924
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| inspiredBy |
concerns about postwar unemployment
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fears of radical political movements → pressure from nativist organizations → |
| legalDomain |
immigration law
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| legislativeChamber |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate → |
| policyType |
restrictionist immigration policy
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| precededBy |
Immigration Act of 1917
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| purpose |
to establish national-origin quotas for immigrants
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to limit immigration to the United States → |
| quotaBasis |
3 percent of the number of foreign-born persons of each nationality in the United States according to the 1910 census
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| quotaYearReference |
1910 United States Census
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| reflectsIdeology |
nativism
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racialized conceptions of national origin → |
| relatedTo |
Immigration Act of 1917
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| replacedBy |
permanent quota system under the Immigration Act of 1924
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| signedBy |
Warren G. Harding
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| signingDate |
1921-05-19
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| timePeriod |
1920s
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Emergency Quota Act of 1921
("Emergency Immigration Act of 1921")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Nativism in the United States
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associatedWithPolicy |
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Immigration Act of 1917
("Immigration Act of 1921")
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followedBy |
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Immigration Act of 1924
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replaced |