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In the 20th Century, immagrants came to the Uninted States for jobs and opportunity. The rapidly expanding and industrilized country yealded itself a great place for building a new life for many people. http://tinyurl.com/beo33jh
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Although America opened it's doors to many immigrants, job opportunities became less. The quality of living also decreased as more and more immigrants came to America. Space was limited, and because of that, the quality of the housing area's were very cheep and dirty. http://tinyurl.com/ah36ssv
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Also known as the "Dillingham Commission," this is was put into action becuase of the growing concern for the immigrants rapidly coming to the US.
The Immigration Commission was specifically intended for southern and eastern Europe immigrants and their impact on the American society. "Dillingham Commission (1907â1910)." Open Collections Program: Immigration to the US, Dillingham Commission (1907-1910). N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. http://tinyurl.com/b6ejzf8 -
In 1911, the Immigration Commission ended, confirming the threat that European immigrants were posing on American society. Because of this, more restrictions were placed on European immigrants, greatly reducing the number of people that came to America. "Dillingham Commission (1907â1910)." Open Collections Program: Immigration to the US, Dillingham Commission (1907-1910). N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.
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Many of the immigration laws in the 1920's and beyond, came from the Immigration Commission, including the Emergency Quota Act of 1921,"...which favored immigration from northern and western Europe by restricting the annual number of immigrants from any given country to 3 percent of the total number of people from that country living in the United States in 1910." "Dillingham Commission (1907â1910)." Open Collections Program: Immigration to the US, Dillingham Commission (1907-1910). N.p., n.
