How Did the Emergency Quota Act Affect Immigration into the United

question 21

Multiple Choice

How did the Emergency Quota Act affect immigration into the United States?

• A) It initiated a government program that encouraged immigration for employment purposes.
• B) It made a fluctuating proportion of immigrants legal and made the rest entering the country illegal.
• C) It made all immigration illegal for several decades.
• D) It legalized immigration for people of specific ethnicities and nationalities.

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