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jan 1, 1917 - Immigration Act of 1917

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This required literacy tests for immigrants aged 16 or older. This showed the government trying to limit immigration into the U.S. by creating a test that only literate immigrants could pass.

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jan 1, 1917
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~ 109 years ago