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TIME on the Racist Origins of 1924 Immigration Act

By immigrationprof

TIME magazine runs a nice reminder of the racist and ant-Semitic origins of the Immigration Act of 1924, with KKK and Western (specifically Washington) support.  I am not sure that it is the first comprehensive federal immigration law.  I see the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 as holding that distinction.

Hat tip to Nolan Rappaport!

KJ