The act sought not only to limit admissions to the United States, but also to curtail immigration of southern and eastern Europeans, who by the 1900s comprised over 50% of the immigrant flow. This act further limited admissions of each nationality to the United States to 2% of that nationality's representation in the 1890 census. The First Quota Act was replaced with the even more restrictive Immigration Act of 1924. The island sometimes became so overcrowded that officials had to admit excess-quota immigrants. The law created havoc for those on Ellis Island and thousands of immigrants were stranded on the island awaiting deportation. The number of each nationality that could be admitted to the United States was limited to 3% of that nationality's representation in the U.S.
The law significantly reduced the number of admissions by setting quotas according to nationality. The Emergency Quota Act, passed in 1921, ended U.S's open door immigration policy. This legislation dramatically reduced the number of immigrants allowed to enter the United States. By 1924, however, the number of immigrants being processed at Ellis Island had been significantly reduced by anti-immigration legislation designed to establish quotas by nationality. 1906.Īlmost 12 million immigrants were processed through the immigration station on Ellis Island between 18 when the station closed. The Registry Room in the Main Immigration Building c.
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