Per Centum Limit Act of 1921

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The Per Centum Limit Act of 1921 was a U.S. federal immigration law that imposed the first numerical limits and nationality-based quotas on immigration, sharply restricting the number of newcomers allowed into the country.


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Emergency Quota Act of 1921
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