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On the recordMarch 25, 1931
Reports from American consuls assigned to 21 countries whose annual quotas total 148,466 of the total quota of 153,714 indicate that only 10,277 visas were issued during the 5-month period against a possible 74,233 allowable under law
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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White House Statement on Government Policies To Reduce Immigration.

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