USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census.

Detailed explanation-2: -To further limit immigration, this law established extended “national origins” quotas, a highly restrictive and quantitatively discriminatory system. The quota system would remain the primary means of determining immigrants’ admissibility to the United States until 1965.

Detailed explanation-3: -The INA allows the United States to grant up to 675, 000 permanent immigrant visas each year across various visa categories. On top of those 675, 000 visas, the INA sets no limit on the annual admission of U.S. citizens’ spouses, parents, and children under the age of 21.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fears of increased immigration after the end of World War I and the spread of radicalism propelled Congress to enact this “emergency” measure imposing drastic quantitative caps on immigration.

Detailed explanation-5: -Protecting American Workers? The most popular argument for immigration restrictions is that we need them to protect American workers from poverty. The mechanism is simple: Without these laws, the supply of labor would drastically increase-and American wages would plummet to Third World levels.