Republican (nationalist) de facto President Benjamin Harrison (having received an unlawful advantage of 20 ineligible and 51 stolen Electoral votes) – without a constitutional amendment – signs the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1892, banning the immigration or naturalization of Chinese nationals for another ten years. The act also requires Chinese residents to carry internal passports, forbids them from testifying in court and restricts their privilege of Habeas Corpus.
NOTE: Article I, Section 8 [Clause 4] grants Congress “Power to … To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States.”
The Constitution says nothing about immigration; that is a power reserved to the States via Article X of Amendment.
[updated 4/5/2025]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
“Law of the Jungle”
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 237.
List of United States immigration laws – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_immigration_laws
Geary Act – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geary_Act