Immigration Act of 1891

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Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:approvedBy deportation of prohibited immigrants
gptkbp:created federal immigration enforcement
gptkbp:dateEnacted March 3, 1891
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established Office of the Superintendent of Immigration
gptkbp:expansion list of excludable classes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Immigration Act of 1891
gptkbp:prohibits paupers
convicted criminals
idiots
insane persons
persons likely to become a public charge
persons with contagious diseases
polygamists
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act
gptkb:Immigration_Act_of_1882
gptkb:Immigration_Act_of_1903
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Immigration_Act_of_1882
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Benjamin_Harrison
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:immigration_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5