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Emergency Quota Act

Hi there! Have you heard of the Emergency Quota Act? It's like when you have a cookie jar, but you can only take out a certain number of cookies at a time.

The Emergency Quota Act was a law that the United States made in 1921. It said that only a certain number of people from each country could come to the United States each year. They did this because lots of people were coming to America and the government wanted to make sure the country was still safe and orderly.

Kind of like when you have a party but can only invite a certain number of people because your house has limits on how many guests it can hold.

The law was called the Emergency Quota Act because it was made during a time when the government was worried about too many people coming to America. They wanted to control how many people were allowed to enter the country.

So, the Emergency Quota Act was a rule that limited how many people could come to America from each country to keep things organized and under control. Like a cookie jar with a limited number of cookies and a party with a limited number of guests.