ob to support their family with. This was a common occurrence among Asian immigrants. Only later did their families join them through new laws and quotas in the United States immigration policy. However, this soon led to an enormous number of immigrants so the policy was revised to lower quotas and accept more skilled people and less family members. For instance, to counter the high number of Japanese immigrants, the Gentlemans agreement was passed. Also, in 1917 all potential immigrants needed to pass a literacy test as the country tried to accept less skill-less people. The turn of the 20th century was a preview of future immigration issues.The issue of immigration resurfaced in the middle of the 20th century. The end of World War II left many countries desolated and its people homeless and jobless. They immigrated to the United States under refugee status. However, as stated in the Displaced Persons Act, they could not pose a threat to Americans housing or jobs. The war destroyed many political groups but also gave rise to some, such as Communism. This led to the Cold War between the United States and Russia. Since accepting communists threatened the nations integrity, the McCarran- Walter Act was passed to prohibit people of certain political beliefs from immigrating. However, the presence of communist Fidel Castro in Cuba drove many of its citizens to the United States. This explosion of Cuban refugees forced quotas to be lowered for other countries. The political problems of this time period also created economic problems in many countries and resultantly produced an immigration nightmare for the United States. The mid-1900s was a time of vast immigration resulting from political problems throughout the world. The dawn of the 21st century has brought even more changes in the U.S. immigration policy. The Immigration Act of 1990 attempted to raise the number of immigrants by raising the ceiling to 700,000 for 1992, ...
