meili 发表于 2022-10-18 19:44:28

六级阅读第7篇

<p>  <span word="To">To</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forty">forty</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="shores">shores</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="forty">forty</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="hungry">hungry</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="persecuted">persecuted</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="World">World</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineteenth">nineteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="doubts">doubts</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="admitting">admitting</span> <span word="unlimited">unlimited</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 1921, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="viewpoint">viewpoint</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1930<span word="s">s</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="emigration">emigration</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="divides">divides</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="periods">periods</span>. <span word="Period">Period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="Immigration">Immigration</span>  <span word="The">The</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1790 <span word="to">to</span> 1861 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1790, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="organized">organized</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 4,000,000. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="seventy">seventy</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="descendants">descendants</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="westward">westward</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 1810 <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> 5,000 <span word="to">to</span> 6,000 <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1820 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 1840 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="arrivals">arrivals</span> <span word="numbered">numbered</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 80,000 <span word="yearly">yearly</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="until">until</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 1854, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 428,000. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="trickle">trickle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="Austria">Austria</span>-<span word="Hungary">Hungary</span> , <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Scandinavia">Scandinavia</span>.  <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Period">Period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="Immigration">Immigration</span>  <span word="The">The</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="intervening">intervening</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1861 <span word="and">and</span> 1917 <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="man">man</span>?<span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="Between">Between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laborers">laborers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span>. <span word="Employers">Employers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unskilled">unskilled</span> <span word="laborers">laborers</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recommendation">recommendation</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Emigrant">Emigrant</span> <span word="Company">Company</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recovering">recovering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="capitalized">capitalized</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influx">influx</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harbor">harbor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newcomers">newcomers</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="war">war</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="eagerly">eagerly</span> <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="paved">paved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bricks">bricks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="inducements">inducements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="descriptions">descriptions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="motivated">motivated</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="period">period</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span>-<span word="door">door</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1882 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="restrictive">restrictive</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="forbade">forbade</span> <span word="acceptance">acceptance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lunatics">lunatics</span>, <span word="idiots">idiots</span>, <span word="immoral">immoral</span> <span word="persons">persons</span>, <span word="paupers">paupers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1885 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Alien">Alien</span> <span word="Contract">Contract</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>, <span word="prohibiting">prohibiting</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="importing">importing</span> <span word="laborers">laborers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="contract">contract</span>.  <span word="Period">Period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Severe">Severe</span> <span word="Restrictions">Restrictions</span>  <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1917 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="has">has</span>.<span word="been">been</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="restricted">restricted</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="admitting">admitting</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="restricting">restricting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="shores">shores</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1917 <span word="an">an</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="literacy">literacy</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="over">over</span> 16 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1918 <span word="an">an</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="excluded">excluded</span> <span word="anarchists">anarchists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="advocated">advocated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overthrow">overthrow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="excluded">excluded</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1. 4 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span>.  <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="drastic">drastic</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quota">quota</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="in">in</span>1921.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> 3 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nationality">nationality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1910. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1924 <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quotas">quotas</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1890 <span word="census">census</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 1925 <span word="only">only</span> 294,000 <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1924 <span word="in">in</span> 1929. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="quota">quota</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exceed">exceed</span> 150,000.  <span word="The">The</span> 150,000 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1929 <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="apportioned">apportioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1920 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> 10 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1920 <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quota">quota</span> <span word="of">of</span> 15,000 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="respective">respective</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="restricting">restricting</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span>, <span word="assigned">assigned</span> 83 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remainder">remainder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="only">only</span> 528,431 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1830<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restrictive">restrictive</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="depression">depression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1930<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="ten">ten</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="span">span</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1931 <span word="to">to</span> 1940, 459,738 <span word="emigrated">emigrated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="instances">instances</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1940<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continuation">continuation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1929 <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> 100,000 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1941-1950.  <span word="On">On</span> <span word="June">June</span> 27, 1952, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Immigration">Immigration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nationality">Nationality</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="discontinued">discontinued</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quota">quota</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="origins">origins</span>. <span word="Asiatic">Asiatic</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="quota">quota</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formula">formula</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>. <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="act">act</span>, <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="restricted">restricted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="of">of</span> 154,657 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 1953, <span word="permission">permission</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> 214,000 <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1952. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="liberalized">liberalized</span>.  <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="restricting">restricting</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>.</p>
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