The Immigration Act of 1924 and the Indian Citizenship Act

Native-Americans are granted citizenship under the Act. However, many Western states enact Jim Crow type voting restrictions and violence to keep Native Americans from voting.

The Immigration Act of 1924 bases quotas on population levels in 1890. The aim of this law is to restrict immigration to 350,000 people per year, excluding Western Europeans. Asian nations (China, Japan, and India) and independent African countries are allowed 100 immigrants per year. This law also establishes a border patrol to curb undocumented Chinese immigrants from entering the U.S. through Mexico.