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I don't see the word citizens mentioned anywhere. As a parallel point, there were no immigration laws at all until a hundred years after the constitution was r
by amanaplanacanal 4y ago
I don't see the word citizens mentioned anywhere.
As a parallel point, there were no immigration laws at all until a hundred years after the constitution was ratified. Anyone could come to the US.
- bmelton 4y agoThe 1790 Naturalization Act came just a few years after ratification, and under the purview of its first president. The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed in 1798. You're probably referring to the Immigration Act of 1882, which was indeed one of earlier laws giving federal purview to the ports, and with some enforcement provisions, but your statement as written is incomplete.
- amanaplanacanal 4y agoOh, good pint!
- yucky 4y agoWell yes, because there was no welfare state or income taxes.