National Origins Act of 1924

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
gptkb:Warren_Harding
gptkbp:affects increased immigration from Western Hemisphere
gptkbp:associated_with racial discrimination
gptkbp:consequences shifted U. S. immigration patterns
gptkbp:controversy discriminatory practices
gptkbp:economic_impact decreased immigration from certain countries
gptkbp:effective_date May 26, 1924
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:U._S._Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service
gptkbp:governing_body passed into law
gptkbp:historical_context part of the 1920s immigration restrictions
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:organization
gptkbp:historical_significance set a precedent for future immigration laws
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Origins Act of 1924
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for limited annual immigration to 2% of the number of foreign-born individuals in the 1890 census
gptkbp:influenced_by nativism
World War I sentiments
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gptkb:Politician
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gptkb:Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis
gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago
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gptkb:smartphone
gptkb:Basketball_Player
gptkb:Bolivia
gptkb:Dominica
gptkb:Guatemala
gptkb:Haiti
gptkb:Honduras
gptkb:Montserrat
gptkb:Nicaragua
gptkb:Panama
gptkb:Saint
gptkb:Saint_Lucia
gptkb:island
gptkb:Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines
gptkb:Uruguay
Southern and Eastern Europeans
restricting immigration
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:American_Federation_of_Labor
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Emergency_Quota_Act_of_1921
gptkbp:mandates national origins quota system
gptkbp:notable_members Northern and Western Europeans
gptkbp:public_perception mixed reactions
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:eugenics_movement
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Immigration_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Calvin_Coolidge