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National Origins Act of 1924
Law that restricted immigration to 2 percent for any given nationality, based on the total amounts from the 1890 census. Use of the 1890 census effectively restricted immigrants from eastern and southern Europe.
- Part of Speech: proper noun
- Industry/Domain: History
- Category: American history
- Company: University of Houston
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