Senegal became popular as a destination for Cape Verdean migrants in the 1920s, as immigration to the United States became more difficult as a result of the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 and then the Immigration Act of 1924.
Senegal became popular as a destination for Cape Verdean migrants in the 1920s for a number of reasons. However, immigration to the United States decreased for a few decades as a result of the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 and then the Immigration Act of 1924.