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Changes and Events leading to the Immigration Act of 1924 Although there are many different and complex reasons to why the Immigration Act of 1924 was passed I will focus on the conception of eugenics that was present before this act and also the general ill- sentiment towards immigrants and racism leading up to the passing of this act. The implications of the National Origins Act (Immigration Act) will also be discussed as they pertained particularly to …

…them by the idea of eugenics. Asians immigration to the United States was in essence completely stopped with the passage of this act. The main reason for this was because of the labor they were taking away from the white nativist. During this time period it was rough going if you were an immigrant because of all the restrictions, stereotypes, and abuse that you would go through just to have decent place in American society.