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October 02, 2017 · 1:45 PM EDT

By Maddalena Marinari

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Street scene, colorized old photo, vendors, people in top hats, carriages

Little Italy on Mulberry Street in New York City in 1900. In the next 20 years, the US passed strict laws to restrict Italian immigration.

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Library of Congress

In PoliticsGlobal PoliticsGlobal Nation.

Tagged: EuropeGermanyGlobal Nation Reporting FundhistoryItalyUnited StatesimmigrationpoliticsDonald J. Trumptravel ban1924 Immigration Actquotas.