The following fiscal year 800.000 came in. Emergency legislation was needed. There is no question but what 2.000.000 would have entered the following fiscal year. Therefore In 1921 Congress passed the first numerical restriction act. Immigration was restricted to 3 per cent of the number of foreignborn pezsoas of a given nationality resident in the United States as determined by the census of 1910. The maximum from all countries was 309.556. To illustrate: If there were residing in America 100.000 persons born in Germany. 3 per cent of that number. or 3.000 immigrgnts from Germany could be admitted in a given year.
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