All of the following statements about the 1924 immigration act are true except: the 1924 immigration act limited immigration from europe. the 1924 immigration act satisfied the demands of large farmers in california, who relied heavily on seasonal mexican labor, by not setting limits on immigration from the western hemisphere. the 1924 immigration act reflected the progressive desire to improve the quality of democratic citizenship and to employ scientific methods to set public policy. the 1924 immigration act sought to ensure that more immigrants came from southern and eastern europe than from northern europe.