Emergency Quota Act
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emergency-quota-act-262-7935188
title:
Emergency Quota Act
text:
The Emergency Quota Act, also known as the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921, the Immigration Restriction Act of 1921, the Per Centum Law, and the Johnson Quota Act, was formulated mainly in response to the large influx of Southern and Eastern Europeans and restricted their immigration to the United States. Although intended as temporary legislation, it "proved, in the long run, the most important turning-point in American immigration policy" because it added two new features to American immigra
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Immigration-related US Congress Act of 1921
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Quota_Act
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2024-03-06T16:00:45Z
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