Emergency Quota Act

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:advocatesFor political pressures
social tensions
economic concerns
gptkbp:amends several proposed amendments
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_isolationism
gptkbp:civicEngagement inspired civic engagement on immigration issues
gptkbp:competitors immigrant rights advocates
gptkbp:consequences illegal immigration increase
gptkbp:contemporary relevant to current immigration debates
gptkbp:controversy discrimination against certain nationalities
debated_in_Congress
gptkbp:criticism seen as xenophobic
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced_American_culture
gptkbp:economicImpact affected labor markets
gptkbp:education used in educational curricula
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
gptkbp:enforces immigration quotas
visa restrictions
gptkbp:established national origins quota system
gptkbp:filmography documentaries produced
gptkbp:followedBy Immigration Act of 1924
gptkbp:historical_analysis analyzed by historians
subject of scholarly debate
gptkbp:historicalContext post-World_War_I_America
gptkbp:historicalPeriod offers lessons on immigration policy.
debate_over_American_identity
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first law to impose numerical limits on immigration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emergency Quota Act
gptkbp:impact refugees and asylum seekers
separated families
reduced immigration levels
shifted demographics of immigrants
gptkbp:influenced subsequent immigration policies
gptkbp:influencedBy nativism
gptkbp:internationalClassification criticized by other nations
gptkbp:is_a_member_of nativist_groups
gptkbp:judges faced legal challenges
gptkbp:legacy set precedent for future immigration laws
gptkbp:mediaCoverage covered extensively in media
gptkbp:notableEvent National Origins Act
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Department_of_Labor
gptkbp:politicalParty influenced party platforms
gptkbp:politicalRole shaped political discourse
gptkbp:primaryMission historical analyses
legislative records
gptkbp:publicAccess divided public opinion
shaped public policy discussions
gptkbp:purpose to_limit_immigration_to_the_United_States
gptkbp:relatedTo U.S._immigration_policy
gptkbp:setlist 3% of the total number of people from each nationality in the U.S. as of 1910
gptkbp:targets immigration_from_Southern_and_Eastern_Europe
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1921