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Illinois and Wisconsin embrace English-only laws
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Immigration Restriction League was founded to educate the population on the immigration system in order to gain support for immigration restriction, and to lobby for restrictive legislation.
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The Naturalization Act of 1906, which required immigrants to speak English before becoming naturalized citizens, was passed.
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The Dillingham Commission carried out research on immigration into the United States and ultimately concluded that immigration posed a threat to American society.
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Immigration levels reached a high within the United States, with 14.7% of American citizens being foreign-born.
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Although the war began in 1914, the United States did not enter the war until 1917. Post-war, anti-German attitudes pushed the United States to eliminate German from schools, leading to many schools becoming monolingual.
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Meyer vs. Nebraska rules that a 1919 law outlawing foreign language instruction is unconstitutional, violating the Due Process clause of the 14th Amendment.
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34 states have imposed English-only legislation on their schools.
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Farrington vs. Tokushige rules that Hawaii cannot make it illegal for schools to teach foreign languages without a permit, as it violates the due process clause of the 14th Amendment.
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As a point of reference, the United States was under a severe economic depression during this timespan.
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Latin American and Asian populations that America has seen up to that point.
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World War II (America enters in 1941). As with the first World War, nationalistic attitudes push immigrants to assimilate, including speaking English.