Emergency Quota Act Law and Legal Definition
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 is a U.S federal statute. The Act aims at restricting the entry of immigrants to the U.S. This Act provides for a quota to the annual number of immigrants who can be admitted to the country. Thus, the Act has limited the quota by 3% of the total number of immigrants residing in the U.S.
The provisions of this Act are not applicable:
1. to government officials and their families;
2. to tourists and temporary workers;
3. to immigrants from western hemisphere;
4. to minor children of U.S citizens; and
5. to any country with bilateral agreements with the U.S. on immigration.
Legal Definition list
- Emergency Public Information
- Emergency Protective Orders [EPO]
- Emergency Preparedness
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986
- Emergency Placement
- Emergency Quota Act
- Emergency Rescue Personnel
- Emergency Responder [Transportation]
- Emergency Response Providers
- Emergency Services
- Emergency Shelter [HUD]
