Asian Immigrants And The Immigration Act Of 1924

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the Immigration Act of 1924, also known as the Johnson-Reed Act, wherein immigration was limited by implementing a quota system based on national origin. The Hart-Cellar Act reformed the United States’ immigration policy by instituting a preference system based on familial relationships to people with established American citizenships and occupation. “Notably, a significant proportion of new Asian immigrants entered under the occupational category for professionals… On the demand side, an expanding scientific-industrial infrastructure and a shortage of health-care personnel in inner-city institutions