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 * 560,971 immigrants passed through Ellis Island in 1921
 * A first immigrtion Quote law passed the U.S. Congress adding more problems to Ellis Island
 * It was the number of any European nationality entering in a given year could not exceed three percent of its foriegn born people of that nationality that lived in the U.S. in 1910
 * Nationality was determined by birth, and no more than 20 percent of the quota of any nationality could be recieved in any given month
 * The total number of immigrants under the system was nearly 358,000, but numerous classes were exempt
 * The Immigration Act of 1924 still restricted immigrants
 * This marked the end of immigration to America
 * It also provided the examination and qualification of immigrants at U.S. consulates overseas
 * The main function of ellis Island changed from a immigration processing station to a center of assembly, detention, and deporation of people who had come to the U.S. illegaly or had violated the terms of admittance
 * Th buildings at Ellis Island became disused and disrepaired
 * Funds from the Pulic Works Administration permitted the land fill of recreation grounds on the Manhattan side of the Main Building
 * Most immigrants came from Europe, others came from Asia, West Indies,or the Middle East
 * Others were Italian,Irish, Polish, British, German, Russians, Jews, Greeks, Cossacks, and Arabs
 * Many left their country because of famish, weary travel,which were often seperated from their families for years; war, their leaders, slavery ,poverty, and other disasters that they couldnt deal with
 * Also the people that were leaving there country, were leaving behind family, friends, tradition, and customs from generations of generations
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