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may 26, 1924 - Johnson-Reed Immigration Act (1924)

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- America's first comprehensive restrictive immigration law
- Established numerical limits on immigration from China, Japan, India, and other Asian countries
- Global racial hierarchy that favored immigrants from Western Hemisphere

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may 26, 1924
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~ 101 years ago