"I was made over. The past was a dim, far-off country which I had left forever. America was beginning, with my new English name. I was born, I have lived, and I have been made over. I am the spirit of the future. I make my bow as a daughter of the Mayflower as proudly as that lady whose family came over in the original boat." — Mary Antin, The Promised Land, 1912
The 1924 National Origins Act primarily targeted immigrants from
- A
Mexico and the Caribbean
- B
Western Europe
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Southern and Eastern Europe
- D
Canada and Britain
Explanation
The 1924 quota tied permits to 2% of each nationality's 1890 population, suppressing Italian, Polish, Russian, and Jewish entry.