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Passed law who could become citizen if a person was not born here.
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During this time 25 million immigrants arrived.
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Congress passed first major law that barred entrance to specific groups because many immigrants were comming.
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Congress set up quotas favoring immigrants from northwestern Europe.
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Each countries immigrants were limited to 2 percent foreign born residents in US census.
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Abolished quota based system on National origin.
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Penalized employers for hiring undocumented immigrants if they knew. Immigrants could later apply for citizenship.
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No country could account for more than 7 percent of total immigrants.
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Expants US border partol and hardens penalties for false papers.
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Bush wanted bill for guest worker progam and streanghened border patrol. Bill was voted down by senate.
