The Johnson-Reed Act of 1924, signed into law 100 years ago, set strict nation-based quotas on immigration to the United States. This legislation severely limited Jewish immigration, closing the door to many European Jews before the Holocaust. The act is still resonant today, with some contemporary political figures, such as former President Donald Trump, suggesting similar measures. The two-generation-long pause in immigration brought about by the bill is credited by some as having contributed to America's success during that period. Congress should learn from the 1924 Immigration Act.
100 years ago, the US took a break from immigration — and America thrived https://t.co/2uPY41HSK8 "But it was precisely the two-generation-long pause in immigration brought about by the bill that made the earlier Great Wave a success."
From @Roy_H_Beck: Congress should learn from the 1924 Immigration Act https://t.co/wBhR7y4pej https://t.co/1j3dWhWSel
The Johnson-Reed Act of 1924, signed into law 100 years ago Friday, set strict nation-based quotas on who could come to America. Trump has suggested similar measures. https://t.co/C7DMeVqOmo
One hundred years ago today, Congress severely limited Jewish immigration, closing the door to Europe's Jews pre-Holocaust. For Jews who didn't get a US visa before 1924, debates about Israel are not theoretical. Anti-Zionism is a privileged position. https://t.co/br55dmGXTJ
One of the most important US Immigration laws you probably never heard about was passed 100 years ago this weekend Here’s how it transformed the US for generations & still resonates today https://t.co/Hi2HAGtxp9 https://t.co/CBva9QAupL