TITLE

Uncle Sam's Turnstile

PUB. DATE

August 1921

SOURCE

New Republic;8/17/21, Vol. 27 Issue 350, p314

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Discusses the Dillingham Immigration Act which went into effect on June 3, 1921. Intent of the Dillingham Immigration Act; Focus of the Dillingham Immigration Act in restricting the number of foreigners admissible in any one year to three per centum of the number of foreign-born persons of such nationality resident in the United States as determined by the census of 1910; Opposition to the Dillingham Immigration Act.

ACCESSION #

15148185

Tags: EMIGRATION & immigration;  LEGISLATION;  LAW;  CITIZENSHIP;  CENSUS;  POLITICAL science

 

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