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Immigration continued growing in the early twentieth century and with it the social opinion against free entry and departure from the country. This public sentiment arrived to the Congress by citizen requests to install new reforms and try to somehow stop this wave of immigration. Congress responded by introducing new changes in legislation to regulate and in some cases suspend immigration. The debate then began to focus on the imposition of literacy for admission, a policy aimed primarily at immigrants arriving from southern Europe. To this growing sentiment against immigrants we must signal a turning point in the late 19th century, the 1890s. In the 1890s, an economic crisis took place, that may explain this shift in sentiment towards immigration is given. The same was the case between 1840 and 1850, as well as late 20th century, between the 1980s and 1990. Finally, this fact of hostility to immigration in the late 19th century was strong in the United States and culminates as we will see later, with the Immigration Act in 1924.
When Woodrow Wilson arrived at the White House he knew that he would face an adverse situation, he would face the problem of immigration and the Congress pressure. In 1913 the president's party controlled the two main houses, however he was forced to veto three immigration bills. However, was always the President Wilson an advocate for immigrant society in the United States? The answer is no. Looking at the political career of President Wilson, we can see how in his book ''A History of the American People'' reflects his opinion. Published in 1901, this book is an example of the animosity Wilson about the new waves of immigrants to the United States from southern and Eastern Europe. Commenting on the 90s, Wilson said: ''men of sturdy stocks of the north of Europe had made up the main strain of foreign blood Which was added every year to the vital working force of the country.
