Great depression changed the pattern of immigration
1930's more people were leaving than entering
2 reasons for the decline: one being the great depression, two the american government changed the rules by executive order.
Propective immigrants had to get affidavits of support from relatives demonstrating that they could support the immigrants if necessary.
The government assited in departure of destitute mexican americans.
Emigration has been a constant feature of american immigration simply because it is easier to be poor in a poor country than to be poor in a rich country.
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