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12 August, 12:11

The Immigration Act (Emergency Quota Act) of 1921 restricted the entry of southern and eastern Europeans into the United States, but it did not impact the immigration of Mexicans to the U. S. Why was this exemption made?

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  1. 12 August, 12:29
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    Because, predominantly in the agricultural Western region of the United States, the demand for cheap labor was extremely high at the time. The source of this cheap labor were Mexican immigrants.
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