In 1924, Congress enacted immigration legislation that established a quota system for limiting immigration from particular countries. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about that legislation? a)Immigration from Mexico and the rest of Latin America was not subject to any quota. b)As a result of slavery, in the 1920s about 10% of Americans were African-American and thus the legislation provided that Africa would have a quota of 10% of total annual immigration into the United States. c)Immigration from most of Asia was prohibited. d)Quotas on immigration from European countries were set so as to maintain the same ethnic composition among European Americans that had existed in 1890.

In 1924, Congress enacted immigration legislation that established a quota system for limiting immigration from particular countries. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about that legislation? a)Immigration from Mexico and the rest of Latin America was not subject to any quota. b)As a result of slavery, in the 1920s about 10% of Americans were African-American and thus the legislation provided that Africa would have a quota of 10% of total annual immigration into the United States. c)Immigration from most of Asia was prohibited. d)Quotas on immigration from European countries were set so as to maintain the same ethnic composition among European Americans that had existed in 1890.