Station 1: Immigration
Many Americans in the 1920s were increasingly anxious about the increasing diversity of the nation, as
well as the competition with immigrants in the workforce. This led to feelings of nativism, prejudice
against foreign-born people. The national government addressed these nativist concerns with a quota
system. The National Origins Act of 1924 established the maximum number of people who could enter
the U.S. from each foreign country. Each year, the number of people who could enter was limited to 2% of
the number from that country already living in the U.S. This law was designed to limit immigration from
southern and eastern Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Station 1: Immigration
Many Americans in the 1920s were increasingly anxious about the increasing diversity of the nation, as
well as the competition with immigrants in the workforce. This led to feelings of nativism, prejudice
against foreign-born people. The national government addressed these nativist concerns with a quota
system. The National Origins Act of 1924 established the maximum number of people who could enter
the U.S. from each foreign country. Each year, the number of people who could enter was limited to 2% of
the number from that country already living in the U.S. This law was designed to limit immigration from
southern and eastern Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Station 1: Immigration
Many Americans in the 1920s were increasingly anxious about the increasing diversity of the nation, as
well as the competition with immigrants in the workforce. This led to feelings of nativism, prejudice
against foreign-born people. The national government addressed these nativist concerns with a quota
system. The National Origins Act of 1924 established the maximum number of people who could enter
the U.S. from each foreign country. Each year, the number of people who could enter was limited to 2% of
the number from that country already living in the U.S. This law was designed to limit immigration from
southern and eastern Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Station 1: Immigration
Many Americans in the 1920s were increasingly anxious about the increasing diversity of the nation, as
well as the competition with immigrants in the workforce. This led to feelings of nativism, prejudice
against foreign-born people. The national government addressed these nativist concerns with a quota
system. The National Origins Act of 1924 established the maximum number of people who could enter
the U.S. from each foreign country. Each year, the number of people who could enter was limited to 2% of
the number from that country already living in the U.S. This law was designed to limit immigration from
southern and eastern Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.