Quota System
in 1921, congress passed the Emergency Quota Act. It established a quota system. This set a limit on how many immigrants from each country could enter the US every year. The Quota System made it so only 2% of a county's population could enter the US as immigrants each year. This mainly was to limit European immigration, and was successful in limiting immigration except from Mexico and Canada. During the 1920’s only about 38,000 Asian came into the United States.
When the Immigrants got into America, most settled down and tried to find jobs. But employers wouldn’t give “aliens” jobs because they wanted true born Americans instead of “undesirable” immigrants.
When the Immigrants got into America, most settled down and tried to find jobs. But employers wouldn’t give “aliens” jobs because they wanted true born Americans instead of “undesirable” immigrants.