Why did immigration quotas limit the number of eastern European immigrants but not the number of western European immigrants?
A. Quotas were only applied to countries from which immigration had increased in the year after 1890.
B. Quotas were based on existing population figures, allowing in far more European immigrants than sought entry.
C. Quotas were equal for all countries and demand for entry for western Europeans was greater than the number allowed.
D. Quotas were determined by a percentage of applications and very few western Europeans applied.
Answer: B
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