Why was immigration in the 1920s a complex issue and what policies were put in place to restrict immigrants from entering in the US?

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#3 Why was immigration in the 1920s a complex issue and what policies were put in place to restrict immigrants from entering in the US?
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In the early phase of the 19th century and from the decade of 1880s to the 1920s, the U.S. experienced a mass migration of people seeking greater economic opportunity or religious freedom. During the period of industrialization and urbanization (from 1880 to 1920), as many as 20 million immigrants reached America. 

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