Immigration Policies During The 1900's

Many policies were enforced during the end of the 1800’s and the beginning 1900’s. During the second immigration wave, there were very few policies in place over immigration restriction. It was not until 1921 that a temporary restriction was placed on immigrants moving from Europe (Foner, 793). As time went on, the laws became more strict and permanent. When the immigrants from Lithuania in the book came to Chicago, it was all too easy for them to move compared to the immigration policies put in place later on (Sinclair, 28). Although multiple policies were placed and revoked over immigration, In the book, The Jungle, it shows that there was a lack of sanitation policies during that time. “There was no place for the men to wash their hands