Immigration Act of 1917

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Asiatic Barred Zone Act
gptkbp:category Immigration law
1917 in American law
gptkbp:dateEnacted February 5, 1917
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Immigration Act of 1917
gptkbp:provides created Asiatic Barred Zone
excluded anarchists
excluded persons with criminal records
excluded persons with mental or physical defects
excluded polygamists
imposed literacy tests on immigrants
increased the head tax on immigrants
gptkbp:purpose restricted immigration to the United States
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act
gptkb:Immigration_Act_of_1924
gptkb:Immigration_Act_of_1907
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1952
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:immigration_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5