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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:allows
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immigration from certain countries
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gptkbp:amended_by
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gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1965
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gptkbp:effective_date
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February 5, 1917
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
a period of isolationism
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gptkbp:established
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literacy test for immigrants
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gptkbp:founded_in
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gptkb:the_Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Immigration Act of 1917
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gptkbp:included
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provisions for deportation
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gptkbp:includes_provisions_for
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refugees from war-torn areas
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:introduced
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Asian exclusion
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gptkbp:is_a_framework_for
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immigration enforcement
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gptkbp:is_a_way_to
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protect American jobs
control the immigrant population
maintain national security
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gptkbp:is_affected_by
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European immigrants
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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family reunification
racial and ethnic discrimination
its harsh measures
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gptkbp:is_significant_for
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gptkb:U._S._foreign_policy_during_WWI
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gptkbp:is_targeted_at
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undesirable immigrants
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gptkbp:led_to
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increased immigration restrictions
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gptkbp:notable_changes
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U. S. immigration law
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gptkbp:precedent
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future immigration laws
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gptkbp:repealed_by
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gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1952
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gptkbp:required_immigrants_to_demonstrate
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economic self-sufficiency
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gptkbp:requires
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immigrants to pay a head tax
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gptkbp:signed_by
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gptkb:President_Woodrow_Wilson
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gptkbp:trends
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restrictive immigration policies
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to
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the Bolshevik Revolution
increased immigration rates
the changing demographics of the U. S.
the rise of immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to_fears_of
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radical political movements
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gptkbp:was_challenged_in_court_by
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civil rights groups
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gptkbp:was_enacted_in_the_wake_of
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the 1916 immigration crisis
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gptkbp:was_enacted_to_address_concerns_about
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public health and safety
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gptkbp:was_influenced_by
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xenophobia
public opinion on immigration
nativist sentiments
economic conditions in the U. S.
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gptkbp:was_one_of_the_first_laws_to
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restrict immigration based on nationality
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gptkbp:was_part_of
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U. S. immigration policy history
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gptkbp:was_part_of_a_larger_movement_towards
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nationalism in the U. S.
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gptkbp:was_part_of_a_series_of_laws_that
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restricted immigration
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gptkbp:was_part_of_the_u._s._government's_efforts_to
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control immigration.
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:1882_Immigration_Act
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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