For the Ages: A History Podcast

One Mighty and Irresistible Tide: The Epic Struggle Over American Immigration, 1924-1965

November 28, 2021 David M. Rubenstein / Jia Lynn Season 1 Episode 14
For the Ages: A History Podcast
One Mighty and Irresistible Tide: The Epic Struggle Over American Immigration, 1924-1965
Show Notes

In 1924, Congress put in place strict quotas that impacted national immigration policy for decades. Interweaving her own family’s story, New York Times deputy national editor Jia Lynn Yang uncovers how presidents from Harry S. Truman through LBJ and a coalition of lawmakers and activists fought to transform the American immigration system.
Recorded on September 11, 2020