Movement in the early 1910-1920's

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Problem for many nativists:

They feared that the immigrants would negatively transform American society negatively:

Because of:

Catholic

Orthodox

Jewish

Wont be fully loyal

Threat to jobs

Communists

Blamed for slums and crimes.

We can restrict the entry of immigrants by putting a restriction that in the year 1921, 3% of 1910 Census would only be granted visa, and in the year 1924, only 2% from the 1890 census. Aside from that, the Immigration act of 1917: Literacy Test, which barred Asiatics.

We can Americanize those who are already living in the United States

This concludes to the amount of immigrants dropping dramatically