Why did immigrants come to the US in the 1920s?

Answer 1

During the 1920's many people came to the United States from Europe. Most of the immigrants came from Germany and Denmark during the 1920's to escape the growing oppression in their countries.

Answer 2

In 1921 Congress passed the an emergency Immigration act, establishing a quota system by which annual immigration from any contry could not exceed 3 percent of the numver of persons of that nationality who had veen in the United States in 1910. It cut immigration from 800,000 people to 300,00 in a single year. Cogress then passed the National Origins Act completely stoping immigration from Asia to the United States.

Answer 3

The number of immigrants in the 1920's was so high in the United States. This is what prompted the Immigration Act of 1924 to be formulated so as to regulate the number of foreigners into the country.

Answer 4

Immigration during the 1920s was an abundance of foreigners entering the United States. Many of these immigrants came over from their native lands to escape going to jail, poverty, discrimination or benefiting from our better economic status. When they arrived in the United Sates they weren't sure what to do because they had no food, shelter or money. They took the jobs that no Americans wanted to do which benefited our economy on a huge scale.

Answer 5

Immigrants from North and South America were allowed to enter the US without restriction.

Answer 6

THEY WERE FEARED AS RADICALS.

Answer 7

because they wanted a better lifestyle