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In all of its parts, the most basic purpose of the 1924 Immigration Act was to preserve the ideal of U.S. homogeneity. This notion of the ideal homogeneity was sharply racist and discriminated not only against Asians, Africans, and Latin Americans but also Europeans who were viewed as less desirable (Jews, Slavs, Greeks, etc.). Congress made it clear during the debates surrounding the law that it wanted to ensure a white, Northern European and Protestant majority in the United States.

* Republished from [https://history.state.gov/| Office of the Historian, United States Department of State]

* Article: [https://history.state.gov/milestones/1921-1936/immigration-act| The Immigration Act of 1924 (The Johnson-Reed Act)]