If you ask the question, what is the exact right number of immigrants for the United States to let in? It is just very specific. On the context, if you go Back to the 1920s, The United States passed an immigration reform act [in the 1920s] that effectively cut down immigration to close to zero for 40 years. in this country. And what happened over those 40 years, the many, many people who had come from many different foreign countries and different foreign cultures, they assimilated into American culture, and there was an expectation that they would assimilate into American culture. (37:49–37:57)
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Asserts that the U.S. significantly reduced immigration for 40 years starting in the 1920s.
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