Question

which law required immigrants to be able to read and write

Answer 1

the Chinese exclusion act
the immigrants act of 1917
the emergency quota act

Answer 2

Explanation:

• The “immigration Act of 1917” is required by the immigrants to be able to “read and write”.
• The ‘Immigration Act of 1917’ is also called as the 'Literacy Act' and it was the first bill to ban immigration in the “20th century United States”.
• Many groups had called for an immigration policy that favors literacy and education.
• This was the first time that an immigration bill had severely limited Europe, because the new rule did not permit any illiterate person over 16 years of age to enter the country.
• The ‘Immigration Act of 1917’ was finally replaced by the ‘Immigration and Nationality’ Act of 1952.