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AI refuses to give Jewish labor union leader Samuel Gompers' credit for basically getting the 1924 immigration restriction law passed

submitted by Joe_McCarthy to OccidentalEnclave 1 monthApr 1, 2025 19:20:44 ago (+0/-1)     (OccidentalEnclave)

Gompers's Role:

While Gompers and the AFL advocated for such restrictions, the act was ultimately a product of broader national sentiment and congressional action, not solely Gompers's efforts.


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[ - ] Joe_McCarthy [op] -1 points 1 monthApr 1, 2025 19:22:50 ago (+0/-1)*

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Restriction_League

Note they were founded by Yankees. Basically Puritans then.

They had a lot to do with the 1924 law. And of course Coolidge, a guy from Mass, signed it.

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