United States. The Johnson-Reed Act limited the percentage of Jews who could immigrate to the United States to 2%. This drastically reduced the number of Jews arriving (1.1 million had arrived and settled in New York between 1881 and 1910). The Johnson-Reed Act remained in effect until 1965, when the Immigration and Nationality Act abandoned the quota system to introduce criteria for family reunification, political and war refugees, and professional skills.
