HIST 103 Lecture 26: Lecture_26_Immigration_in_the_1920s
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First quantitative immigration law: numbers and race accounted for. 3% of already existing immigrants of a particular race in the us in 1910. 2 decades worth of immigrants from south and eastern europe excluded. Advantage for northern and western european immigrants. Doesn"t include central and south american immigration. Employers in sw and w america want to hire migrant workers and miners without any issues. Asian countries not included in quota system because they are barred from coming to the us as immigrants. People who were ineligible to become us citizens were not allowed to become immigrants. Eligible for citizenship: free white persons and people of african descent. Children under 21, parents and spouses of us citizens preferred.
