(JTA) — In May 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed legislation, known as the Johnson-Reed Act, that severely restricted the number of immigrants by putting quotas on their country of origin, and ...

ALL RIGHT. THANKS, BILL. RECENT IMMIGRATION NEWS AND SOCIAL MEDIA STIRRINGS HAVE CREATED CONCERNS IN THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. KETV INVESTIGATES BROKE THE STORY YESTERDAY HOW ICE IS DOING WELFARE ...

This first appeared in the Planet Money newsletter. You can sign up here. The Chinese Exclusion Act is widely considered to be the first significant crackdown on immigration in American history. It's ...

When Salvatore Pugliese disembarked the S.S. America at Ellis Island after two weeks at sea, an immigration officer grilled the 17-year-old tailor. Was he a polygamist? An anarchist? Did he advocate ...

One hundred years ago, the U.S. Congress enacted the most notorious immigration legislation in American history. Signed by President Calvin Coolidge, the Immigration Act of 1924 dramatically reduced ...

The main San Francisco court was one of the busiest in the country, hearing thousands of cases a year. It was also one of the ...

Trucks drove through Chicago’s Southeast Side, telling Mexicans to return to their native country while offering to relocate all of their belongings. La Voz Sidebar Lee este artículo en español en La ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Ted Gong is a modest man who emits a kindness reminiscent of my own Chinese father. He’s also the executive director of the 1882 Foundation and retired Foreign Service officer. On this particular ...