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What was the immigration quota set by Senator William P. Dillingham based on?
What was the immigration quota set by Senator William P. Dillingham based on?
3 percent of the total population of the foreign-born of each nationality in the United States as recorded in the 1910 census
Who opposed the restrictive immigration act and used the pocket veto to prevent its passage?
Who opposed the restrictive immigration act and used the pocket veto to prevent its passage?
President Wilson
What changes were made to the quota system in the 1924 congressional debate over immigration?
What changes were made to the quota system in the 1924 congressional debate over immigration?
The quota was lowered from three to two percent of the foreign-born population, and the basis for quota calculations was changed from the 1910 to the 1890 census.
