Immigration Restriction Act may refer to:
- Immigration Restriction Act 1901 in Australia
- Immigration Restriction Act of 1924 (also known as the National Origins Act or the Johnston-Reed Act) in the United States
- Immigration Restriction Act 1935 in New Zealand
Famous quotes containing the words immigration, restriction and/or act:
“America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts.”
—James Madison (1751–1836)
“If we can find a principle to guide us in the handling of the child between nine and eighteen months, we can see that we need to allow enough opportunity for handling and investigation of objects to further intellectual development and just enough restriction required for family harmony and for the safety of the child.”
—Selma H. Fraiberg (20th century)
“If we will not interfere with our thought, but will act entirely, or see how the thing stands in God, we know the particular thing, and every thing, and every man.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)