Weekly Question

Know Much About Our Ancestors’ Immigration?

Which of the following are true?

a) Prior to 1924, a visa or other documents were not required to enter the United States.
b) In 1929 “illegal” European immigrants were allowed to stay in the United States if they were found to be law abiding, had been in the U.S. since 1921, and paid a $20 fee.
c) Western Europeans were not subject to the immigration Quota Law of 1921.
d) In 1882 the United States passed a law which banned Chinese from immigrating to the U.S.

ANSWER: All are true.

Go to this link for some surprising information about immigration during he 19th and 20th centuries.
http://www.energyofanation.org/sites/25e1f498-741c-478a-8a08-aa486d8533a5/uploads/IPC_Fact_Sheet.pdf