What Happened in History: Browse Historical Facts on Kudos 365

President Calvin Coolidge signs the Immigration Act of 1924 into law. The act, also known as the Johnson-Reed Act. limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. The annual quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census with a minimum quota of 100 for each nationality. It completely excluded immigrants from Asia including Japan. The act also introduced visa requirements for immigrants and established the U.S. Border Patrol, which had previously been part of the Labor Department. More