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At the end of the nineteenth century, people from Southern and Eastern Europe were immigrating to the United States, whereas earlier immigrant groups had been mostly from Northern Europe. The Immigration Act of 1924 reduced the number of immigrants from any one European country to 2 percent of that group’s population in the United States on record in the census of 1890. What was the likely reason for this social policy on immigration?
A). Americans believed there would be no further immigration of Northern Europeans, so the 2 percent quota reduced the overall number of immigrants.
B). The government of the United States believed that a 2 percent quota across the board was fair, and the 1890 census was the only complete census on file.
C). The government of Italy was concerned about the number of people leaving the country and asked the United States to do something to limit further immigration.
D). Many Americans were prejudiced against people from Southern and Eastern Europe, and the census-based quota ensured fewer of them would gain entry.