TITLE

PUTTING OUT THE UNWELCOME MAT

AUTHOR(S)

Arnesen, Eric

PUB. DATE

April 2006

SOURCE

Cobblestone;Apr2006, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p26

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

This article looks at issues surrounding the passage of the U.S. immigration law known as the National Origins Act. During the late 19th century, the increasing numbers of immigrants in the U.S. came from Italy, Russia, Poland, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Believing that the U.S. way of life was affected by the increasing number of immigrants, Protestant nativists formed associations, such as the Immigration Restriction League, to limit the entry of these newcomers to the U.S. The provisions of the law are detailed.

ACCESSION #

20841093

 

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