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The Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Cth) [1] was an Act of the Parliament of Australia which limited immigration to Australia and formed the basis of the White Australia policy which sought to exclude all non-Europeans from Australia. The law granted immigration officers a wide degree of discretion to prevent individuals from entering Australia.
On April 17, 2013, the "Gang of Eight" in the United States Senate introduced S.744, the long-awaited Senate version of the immigration reform bill proposed in Congress. [40] Text of the proposed legislation Archived 2013-04-18 at the Wayback Machine was promptly released on the website of Senator Charles Schumer. On June 27, 2013, the Senate ...
The Emergency Quota Act, also known as the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921, the Immigration Restriction Act of 1921, the Per Centum Law, and the Johnson Quota Act (ch. 8, 42 Stat. 5 of May 19, 1921), was formulated mainly in response to the large influx of Southern and Eastern Europeans and restricted their immigration to the United States.
The bill passed the House with 82% support and the Senate with 88%. ... Correction, July 9: The original headline on this story mischaracterized the Immigration Restriction Act. It was America's ...
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Many acts of Congress and executive actions relating to immigration to the United States and citizenship of the United States have been enacted in the United States. Most immigration and nationality laws are codified in Title 8 of the United ...
(The Center Square) – The Tennessee Senate voted 26-7 on Wednesday to pass a bill that would create a new division targeting illegal immigration that would also penalize elected officials who ...
The bill previously cleared the lower chamber in a 251-170 vote on March 7, 2024, with at least 37 Democrats voting in favor of it hours before President Biden’s final State of the Union address.
The Immigration Restriction Act 1901 imposed a dictation test, in any European language, for any non-European migrant to Australia. The immigration officer (Customs until 1949) could choose any language, which effectively meant that the officer had the power to restrict the immigration of any individual. [32]