Statements (95)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:government_agency
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Warren_Harding
|
| gptkbp:allows |
immigration from certain countries
Immigration from Asia To certain nationalities |
| gptkbp:amended_by |
subsequent immigration laws
Subsequent immigration laws later immigration acts Subsequent immigration reforms |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:The_Red_Scare
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
Criticized for being discriminatory
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| gptkbp:created |
immigration quotas
Immigration quotas |
| gptkbp:effective_date |
May 19, 1921
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
control immigration |
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:U._S._Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service
immigration officials |
| gptkbp:established |
national origins quota system
|
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Immigration_Act_of_1924
|
| gptkbp:has_impact_on |
Reduced immigration rates to the U. S.
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Post-World War I America
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| gptkbp:historical_debate |
gptkb:legislation
gptkb:Politician Public forums Congressional hearings |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1921 Immigration Act
|
| gptkbp:includes_provisions_for |
Certain groups including diplomats and refugees
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
American immigration debate
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Social_Darwinism
Nativism nativism xenophobia Economic conditions of the time Public opinion on immigration |
| gptkbp:inspired_by |
Fear of communism
|
| gptkbp:is_affected_by |
European immigrants
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
Asian immigrants
Southern and Eastern Europeans reduce immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe Controlling the influx of immigrants Restricting immigration from specific countries |
| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
gptkb:Historical_Society
Historians |
| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
gptkb:political_movement
courts legal advocates |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
racial discrimination
discriminatory practices immigrant rights advocates its quotas Creating a hierarchy of nationalities Due to its racial and ethnic biases Favoring Northern Europeans |
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
protect American jobs
|
| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
academic studies
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| gptkbp:is_documented_in |
gptkb:government_records
Government records |
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Labor
U. S. government agencies |
| gptkbp:is_influential_in |
shaping immigration policy
|
| gptkbp:is_motivated_by |
economic concerns
|
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:labor_unions
Labor unions Immigrant rights groups |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
American isolationism
U. S. legislative history post-World War I policies A series of restrictive immigration laws The U. S. immigration system The broader eugenics movement |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
nativist groups
Business interests seeking cheap labor Nativist organizations |
| gptkbp:led_to |
increased illegal immigration
Increased scrutiny of immigrants Increased illegal immigration subsequent immigration restrictions |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Emergency_Quota_Act
|
| gptkbp:mandates |
3% of the total number of foreign-born persons in the U. S.
3% of the total number of people from each nationality residing in the U. S. in 1910 |
| gptkbp:part_of |
U. S. immigration policy history
|
| gptkbp:passes_through |
gptkb:1921
A period of isolationism |
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Emergency_Quota_Act_of_1921
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
Limit immigration to the United States
|
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1952
|
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Immigration_Act_of_1924
gptkb:1924_Immigration_Act |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
decrease in immigration numbers
Changes in U. S. demographics |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Warren_Harding
President Warren G. Harding |
| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Senator_William_E._Borah
|