World War 1 Immigration Research Paper

Immigration to the U.S. from 1914-1939

This research paper will surprise you about the immigration of World War One to the immigration of the Roaring Twenties, and immigration in the the Great Depression. Anti immigration in America lessened as America prepared for war in Europe. Immigration into America dwindled in the 1920’s due to the aggrandizement of the acts. Immigration to America almost vanishes in the Great Depression.

Anti Immigration into World War One weakened for short period of time. On the outbreak of World War One mexicans were encouraged to work in the U.S. because of labor shortages. To encourage mexicans to work in the U.S. they were exempt from all immigration restrictions. The Immigration Act of 1917 restricted Eastern Asia by creating the “Asiatic Barred Zone” and Introducing a literacy test to ages over fourteen.

declines in the 1920’s. Post World War One Immigration restrictions increase because railroads and basic industries were developed by the 1920’s and didn’t need cheap labor. The 1921 Emergency Quota Act established restrictions on the number of immigrants, and the countries they’re from. The Immigration Act of 1924 shut down most Immigration to America. After the Immigration Act of 1924 87% of permits went to European countries such as Ireland,Britain, France, Germany, and Scandinavia. Immigration to the U.S. changed in the 1920’s because more Immigration restrictions were introduced.

Immigration almost dissipates in the 1930’s mostly because of the Great Depression. During the Great Depression 13 million became unemployed in the U.S. and as a result most of the mexicans that were encouraged to work in America because of the labor shortages were deported. Between 1930 and 1932, 54,000 were deported and an additional 44,000 illegal aliens left “voluntarily.” In the Depression years (1929-1939) more people emigrated than immigrated to the U.S. The U.S, immigration dropped about 400,000 in