may 26, 1924 - Immigration Act of 1924
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Description
Limits the number of immigrants allowed into the US yearly through national quotas, issuing immigration visas to 2% of the total people in the US of each nationality in the 1890 census (barring some countries or regions, like Asia)
Reasoning
This act created the precursor to our modern immigration system and introduced the idea of immigration visas based on certain conditions in the US
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