Immigration Act of 1924

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The United States Immigration Act (Basic Law) of 1924 limited the number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of person from that country who were already living in the United States in 1890. The law was aimed at restricting Southern and Eastern Europeans.

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