Immigration Act of 1924
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The Immigration Act of 1924 was a U.S. federal law that sharply restricted immigration through national-origins quotas favoring Northern and Western Europeans, reflecting and reinforcing the era’s strong nativist and xenophobic sentiments.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Johnson-Reed Immigration Act | 1 |
| Johnson–Reed Act | 1 |
| National Origins quota system | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
limit immigration from so-called undesirable regions
ⓘ
preserve existing ethnic composition of the United States ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Immigration Act of 1924
ⓘ
surface form:
Johnson-Reed Immigration Act
Immigration Act of 1924 ⓘ
surface form:
Johnson–Reed Act
|
| amended | Immigration Act of 1917 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | non-citizens seeking permanent residence in the United States ⓘ |
| barredImmigrationFrom |
Japan
ⓘ
most Asian countries ⓘ |
| basedOnCensusYear | 1890 United States Census ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | United States Statutes at Large ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| created |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Border Patrol
|
| createdAgency |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Border Patrol
|
| dateSigned | 1924-05-26 ⓘ |
| established | national origins quota system ⓘ |
| exemptedGroup |
immigrants from Western Hemisphere
ⓘ
professional diplomats ⓘ students ⓘ temporary visitors ⓘ |
| favoredImmigrantsFrom |
Northern Europe
ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ |
| hadLongTermEffect | sharply reduced immigration to the United States for decades ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
eugenics movement
ⓘ
nativism in the United States ⓘ racial quota theories ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 68th United States Congress ⓘ |
| legalDomain | immigration and nationality law ⓘ |
| limitedImmigrationFrom |
Greece
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Jewish populations from Eastern Europe ⓘ Poland ⓘ Russia ⓘ |
| policyType | national-origins quota ⓘ |
| presidentDuringEnactment | Calvin Coolidge ⓘ |
| reflected |
nativist sentiments in the 1920s United States
ⓘ
xenophobic attitudes in the 1920s United States ⓘ |
| regulated | issuance of immigration visas abroad ⓘ |
| reinforced | racial hierarchy in U.S. immigration policy ⓘ |
| remainedInForceUntil |
Immigration and Nationality Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
|
| replaced | Emergency Quota Act of 1921 ⓘ |
| required | immigrant visas for entry to the United States ⓘ |
| restrictedImmigrantsFrom |
Asia
ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ Southern Europe ⓘ |
| setAnnualQuota | 2 percent of each nationality based on 1890 census ⓘ |
| setOverallAnnualCap | 150000 immigrants per year ⓘ |
| signedBy | Calvin Coolidge ⓘ |
| statuteCitation | 43 Stat. 153 ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
Immigration and Nationality Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
|
| tookEffectOn | 1924-07-01 ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1924 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Johnson–Reed Act
this entity surface form:
Johnson-Reed Immigration Act
this entity surface form:
National Origins quota system