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The US immigration quota from Germany following 1924 (57,000) was never maxed out in any year following the 1924 immigration act. However in the 1930s the US adjusted the law to keep Jews from Germany who might have been able to escape the Reich of the United States.

What if the United States hadn't adjusted its German quota and the Reich's Jews had mostly emigrated to the United States?

There were about 525,000 German Jews in 1933. Not all would come to the United States, but I imagine 250,000 - 300,000 would. Germany Jews were disproportionately professionals and highly-educated (even by German standards, a country with an already high education rate).

Between 1937 and 1939 I imagine many Austrian Jews would emigrate as well.

Another knock-on effect would be that without the quotas, non-jewish Germans would be able to emigrate to the United States as well. Liberals, Socialists, and other dissidents would leave the country.

Thoughts?
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