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Page twelve of the enrolled Immigration Act of 1924 displays section 13 under the heading Exclusion from United States, including the clause barring aliens ineligible to citizenship.

May 26, 1924 · Enrolled act

Immigration Act of 1924, Section 13(c)

68th United States Congress

Why it matters

Section 13(c) does not name Japan, yet its category of aliens “ineligible to citizenship” converted racial restrictions in naturalisation law into an effective federal ban on Japanese immigration.

Publication
Public Law 68-139; 43 Stat. 153
Holding institution
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Shelfmark
National Archives Identifier 5752154; Record Group 11; page 12
Rights
Public Domain; work of the United States Government

Citation

Immigration Act of 1924, Public Law 68-139, 43 Stat. 153, May 26, 1924. Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, Record Group 11. U.S. National Archives, NAID 5752154, p. 12.

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