I am frank to say that I was one of those who had that fear.. In 1920 I was a member of the delegation from California which went to the national convention of the American Legion. The delegation was instrumental in having a resolution passed by the national convention of the American Legion providing that in the future no more immigrants should be allowed from those countries whose nationals were not eligible to become citizens. Later the 1924 Immigration Act was passed Which excluded orientals from citizenship. But. curiously. time and evolution have solved the problem that worried us. which was based on the Japanese birth rate. In 1920 we projected the birth rate of Japanese forward about 50 years. and thought that in that period. due to their large familiesthey would equal the white population.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization about the Japanese birth rate and large families leading to a population imbalance.