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Paralleling some contemporary immigration concerns, in the early 1900s [[United States Congress|Congress]]'s primary interest in immigration was to protect American workers and wages: the reason it had become a federal concern in the first place. This made immigration more a matter of commerce than revenue. In 1903, Congress transferred the Bureau of Immigration to the newly created (now-defunct) [[United States Department of Commerce|Department of Commerce and Labor]], and on June 10, 1933, the agency was established as the ''Immigration and Naturalization Service''.<ref name="1933establishment"/> | Paralleling some contemporary immigration concerns, in the early 1900s [[United States Congress|Congress]]'s primary interest in immigration was to protect American workers and wages: the reason it had become a federal concern in the first place. This made immigration more a matter of commerce than revenue. In 1903, Congress transferred the Bureau of Immigration to the newly created (now-defunct) [[United States Department of Commerce|Department of Commerce and Labor]], and on June 10, 1933, the agency was established as the ''Immigration and Naturalization Service''.<ref name="1933establishment"/> | ||
After | After World War I, Congress attempted to stem the flow of immigrants, still mainly coming from Europe, by passing a law in 1921 and the [[Immigration Act of 1924]] limiting the number of newcomers by assigning a quota to each nationality based upon its representation in previous [[United States Census|U.S. Census]] figures. Each year, the [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]] issued a limited number of [[visa (document)|visas]]; only those immigrants who could present valid visas were permitted entry. | ||
There were a number of predecessor agencies to INS between 1891 and 1933. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was formed in 1933 by a merger of the Bureau of Immigration and the Bureau of Naturalization.<ref name="na"/> | There were a number of predecessor agencies to INS between 1891 and 1933. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was formed in 1933 by a merger of the Bureau of Immigration and the Bureau of Naturalization.<ref name="na"/> | ||