jan 1, 1921 - 1921 - The Emergency Quota Act
- Emergency Quota Act Introduced
- Restricted the numbers of immigrants
to 357,000 Per Year
- Quota meant: Only 3% of the total
population of any overseas group
already in the USA in 1920 could come
in after 1921
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History USA: A Nation of Contrasts, 1910 - 29
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