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What is the limit on the number of aliens who may be admitted to the United States in any fiscal year?
What is the limit on the number of aliens who may be admitted to the United States in any fiscal year?
- 3 percent of the total population of the United States
- The total number of foreign-born persons resident in the United States
- 3 percent of the number of foreign-born persons of a specific nationality resident in the United States as determined by the United States census of 1910 (correct)
- The number of foreign-born persons from 1910
What does the Act define as 'nationality' for the purpose of limiting immigrant admission?
What does the Act define as 'nationality' for the purpose of limiting immigrant admission?
- Nationality is determined by country of residence
- Nationality is determined by country of current citizenship
- Nationality is determined by country of last residence before entering the US
- Nationality is determined by country of birth (correct)
Who has the authority to prescribe rules and regulations necessary to carry the provisions of this Act into effect?
Who has the authority to prescribe rules and regulations necessary to carry the provisions of this Act into effect?
- The United States Congress
- The Commissioner General of Immigration with approval from the Secretary of Labor (correct)
- The Secretary of State
- The President of the United States