US CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The Quota System U.S. law limits the number of prospective immigrants who may be admitted annually. The Immigration Act of 1990 establishes an annual limit of 700, 000 visas for quota-restricted immigrants.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census.

Detailed explanation-3: -A 1921 law imposed the first overall numerical quota on immigration to the U.S.-about 350, 000, reduced to 165, 000 in 1924 (Martin, 2011). The 1924 law set annual quotas for each European country based on the foreign-born population from that nation living in the U.S. in 1890.

Detailed explanation-4: -Protecting American Workers? The most popular argument for immigration restrictions is that we need them to protect American workers from poverty. The mechanism is simple: Without these laws, the supply of labor would drastically increase-and American wages would plummet to Third World levels.