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Why was "Mexican" added as a racial category on the 1930 US census? And why was it removed on the following census?

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Why did the Hart-Celler Act put a cap on immigration from the Western Hemisphere?

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Why was there such a big spike in marriages after WW2?

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Why was "Mexican" added as a racial category on the 1930 US census? And why was it removed on the following census?	343
Why did the Hart-Celler Act put a cap on immigration from the Western Hemisphere?	1
Why was there such a big spike in marriages after WW2?	0