08/29/2026
“My family came to this country the right way.”
But what were the rules when your family arrived?
In 1790, U.S. naturalization law limited citizenship to “free white persons.” In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act specifically restricted Chinese immigration.
Meanwhile, for much of the 1800s, many European immigrants entered the United States without facing today’s system of visas, numerical limits, and years-long waiting lists.
Immigration laws have never affected everyone equally.
Before comparing today’s immigrants to our ancestors, we should also compare the laws they faced.
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