>Actually he is correct to a point. Other than the Chinese exclusion law, Congress passed the very first Immigration Quota Act of 1921 and the even more restrictive Immigration Act of 1924.
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>Up until then it was a free for all and no immigration (other than Chinese) was illegal.
Yes, but the question in this case is whether the original owners - the indians - allowed immigration. I would say originally they did, but then the European colonizers went way further than any original agreement allowed for.
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