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Period: to
37 million immigrants entered the US
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two million Yiddish-speaking Ashkenazi Jews immigrated from Eastern Europe
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Ellis Island Opens
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Laws passed by Congress provides examinations of immigrants and the esclusion of convicts or persons suffering from loathsome or contagious diseases
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37 million immigrants entered the US
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Congress passes the Anarchist Act of 1918 which expands the provisions for the exclusion of subversive aliens
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US passes quots laws allowing only a certain number of immigrants from each country
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The quota system was changed in 1924 and was based on the desirability of various nationalities. Very few Jewish Immigrants were allowed into the US
