1. immigration to the U.S.
... . These decisions were made mostly on the aliens" political beliefs. They formed these statutes in reaction to the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, which led to a Russian economic recession and a surge of immigrants used to communistic ideals bringing along with them a red scare. The Immigration act of May 26, 1924 consolidated all of the statutes and laws in the past. It also established a quota ... system designed to favor the Northwestern Europeans because others were deemed ... less likely to support the American way of life. The act also barred all Asians as aliens ineligible for ci...
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