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Immigration Act of 1924

Immigration Act of 1924

 
Which groups did the Immigration Act aim to keep out of the US?
 
Immigration Act of 1924 discussion
 
JSDonald
06/09/09
Which groups did the Immigration Act aim to keep out of the US?
           
 
Jblaze2
06/09/09
replied to: JSDonald
Southern and Eastern Europeans, who had been immigrating in large numbers since the 1890s.
           
 
tjames
06/09/09
replied to: Jblaze2
East Asians and Asian Indians were also considered 'inferior' under the eugenic theories popular at the time.