Why do you think the Immigration Act of 1924 was passed?

The Immigration Act of 1924 was passed because Americans
had become worried about the levels of immigration and the types of people who were
coming in as immigrants.  The Act was passed to reduce immigration and to try to stop so
many of the "wrong" kinds of people from coming.

The
Immigration Act of 1924 was passed because many Americans thought that there were too
many Eastern and Southern European immigrants entering the country.  They felt that
these kinds of people (Poles, Italians, Greeks, etc) were not likely to become
Americanized.  They didn't like their religion (Jewish and Catholic) and they worried
about their political beliefs.  Because of this, many Americans pushed to enact laws
like the Immigration Act of 1924.  This law was meant to restrict the number of Eastern
and Southern Europeans and to ensure that immigration would come from Northern and
Western European countries.