JAPANESE EXCLUSION PROVISION TO TAKE EFFECT JULY 1ST
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On May 10, 1924, an agreement was reached by conferees of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate that "the Japanese exclusion provision in the immigration bill will become effective July 1, 1924."
The Evening Star reports that the agreement is in line with President Calvin Coolidge's wishes.
A requirement was removed from the exclusion provision that would have required alien seamen entering U.S. ports to possess identification "landing" cards.
JFK+50 NOTE
The Immigration Act of 1924 would totally ban Japanese immigration to the United States based on the idea that they would be ineligible to be naturalized Americans.
During WWII, virtually all Japanese-Americans were placed in internment camps.
SOURCE
"Conferees Agree On July 1 As Date To Bar Japanese," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., May 10, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
