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This Act effectively ended statutory discrimation against these two Asian American groups erstwhile deemed 'unassimilable' along with most other Asian Americans. Immigration rights were established as a token, allowing a meagre 100 immigrants per year from India and 100 more from the Philippines. SEE ALSO United States V. Bhagat Singh Thind EXTERNAL LINKS Note: half the sources cite Luce-Celler and July 2 while the other half cite Luce-Cellar and July 3 ; however, based on images of original documents, the correct spelling and date are Luce-Celler and July 2nd
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