Surveys had shown that the Native American population were suffering economically from the increase in Immigration from Asia and North/South Europe. Therefore the act was implemented to solve this problem.
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The National Origins Act was passed in 1924. There was an emergency legislation passed in 1921. Both acts were designed to limit immigration. Theses acts were repealed in 1965. Immigration hit a low point in 1931, but has risen steadily ever since. It has never been higher than it is currently. However, because the population of the US is so high, the actual percentage of foreign born people is lowering.
National origins act
National Defense Act
Parts of the National Industrial Recovery Act were ruled unconstitutional due to the fact that the act ceded too much power to the executive branch. The act was passed in 1933.
some nations could send more immigrants to the U.S. than others could