Tuesday, July 9, 2024
TIME on the Racist Origins of 1924 Immigration Act
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
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2024/07/time-on-the-racist-origins-of-1924-immigration-act.html
Don't let the origins of immigration law discourage you. The present doesn't have to be shaped by the past.
Posted by: Nolan Rappaport | Jul 10, 2024 10:14:58 AM