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Q: What action limited how many immigrants could come into America in a given year?
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Where did the immigration act of 1924 happen?

The Immigration Act of 1924 happened in the United States. The Act limited the number of immigrants who could enter the United States.Ê


When did Scottish immigrants come to the us?

They came to New Zealand in the 1800s


What did English immigrants bring to America?

Whatever they could fit in a trunk and thats it..


When did the immigration act reduce the number of immigrants coming into America from Asia and Eastern Europe?

During around 1970 when about 7 million immigrants rushed to America.....each country had it's own quota that could only be reached...


Did German immigrants effected by or participate in Dual labor market Affirmative Action Redlining Double Jeopardy Institutional Discrimination?

I could not find in my research that German immigrants were effected by or participated in dual labor market, affirmative action, redlining, double jeopardy, or institutional discrimination.


How did immigrants begin there new lives in America?

Immigrants began new lives in America by getting off the boat and looking for a place to live and work to earn money, or they got off the boat and took a train to where they could begin to farm available land.


What happens to illegal immigrants?

illegal immigrants get deported and gets many problems with the justice.they could pay a fine, go to prison or even get kicked out of america. who taught you grammar?


Who did the immigrants stay with after they came to America?

Immigrants traveled to many places across America and may not have had someone to stay with, so they stayed where ever they could afford to stay. If they had any, immigrants stayed with family or friends after they came to America. Other immigrants came as indentured servants, so their employer provided living quarters. Some came to claim land to homestead, so they would travel to the area which was soon to be open for homesteading to stake their claim.


Why immigrants moved to America?

for work and for they can go to school


What role did immigrants play in the industrial revolution?

Immigrants moved to America mainly so they could make money. In America at the time there were many new factories and railroads that needed workers, and immigrants helped fill those positions. between 1890 and 1919, 39% of the population growth was because of immigration. I hope this helped?


What was the immigrants act of the 1924?

It was a United States federal law that limited the number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country who were already living in the United States in 1890. (see additional information at the related question)


Did immigrants in America have to pay for housing?

Yes. That is part of the reason why there are places like German Town, Little Italy, China town, etc. Because groups of immigrants would clump together in housing that they could afford.