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In 1882, Congress passed a law which stopped immigration from the country of China. This was called the Immigration Act of 1882.
Congress is not exempt from the laws they pass. Laws passed by the federal government apply to all citizens of the United States, even the people who make them.
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1921 on May 19, 1921. This was also known as the Johnson Act. It was the first federal law in U.S. history to limit the immigration of Europeans.
Government passed the emergency quota act.
Congress passed a law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers to America.
what was th first law passed to limit immigration?
This is not is in the constitution. The constitution gives Congress the power to restrict immigration. The president has the power and the duty to enforce immigration laws passed by Congress. I can not tell you exactly what the immigration laws are, but actions of the president concerning immigration must be based on immigration laws. If not, federal courts can rule them void and disallow them.
Passed a law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers to America.
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No, new legislation would have to be passed by Congress and the US President's signature.