The most obvious harm caused by the 1924 Immigration Act was consigning many millions of would-be immigrants to a lifetime of poverty and oppression in their countries of origin.

It’s been 100 years since the 1924 Immigration Act was signed into law. It shaped the U.S. immigration system and established racial quotas. One hundred years ago this week, the U.S. enacted a ...

A century ago Sunday, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Immigration Act of 1924, which set strict limits on admitting newcomers to the U.S. As a consequence, ...

Ad Policy This article appears in the August 2024 issue, with the headline “The Selfish Free.”. The 100th anniversary of the Immigration Act of 1924 came and went this spring with little fanfare.

ON MAY 26, 1924, President Coolidge gave his approval to what is officially known as the Immigration Act of 1924. This new law marks a radical change in the immigration policy of the United States.

A century ago on May 26, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed into law the Immigration Restriction Act and proclaimed: “America must remain American.” Coolidge alluded to a slogan ...

But Trump’s racial vehemence registers at higher decibels, echoing Rep. Albert Johnson, R-Wash., co-sponsor with Sen. David Reed, R-Pa., of the 1924 Immigration Act, who decried the “stream of ...

“100 Years Later, How Has the Immigration Act of 1924 Changed America?” was moderated by Bill Scher and featured scholars Rebecca Hamlin and Razvan Sibii in the Calvin Coolidge Presidential ...

A century ago, overwhelming majorities of both parties in Congress voted for the Immigration Act of 1924, which dramatically cut immigration. The editors of Black newspapers and magazines across ...

A century ago, overwhelming majorities of both parties in Congress voted for the Immigration Act of 1924, which dramatically cut immigration. The editors of Black newspapers and magazines across ...

A young Los Angeles fashion designer has taken it upon herself to remind the world of the importance of the Immigration Act of 1924, an event that's largely been forgotten. She's also showing us ...