congress first began to regulate immigration in 1882.
congress first began to regulate immigration in 1882.
when did congress first began to regulate immigration?
1882
angel island immigration station, sometimes known as "ellis island of the west," began construction in 1905 and opened january 21, 1910. the main difference between ellis island and angel island was that the majority of the immigrants that traveled through angel island were from asian countries, such as china, japan, and india. the facility was created to monitor the flow of chinese immigrants entering the country after the implementation of the chinese exclusion act in 1882. the act only allowed entrance to merchants, clergy, diplomats, teachers, and students, barring laborers. the act did give the government an idea of how to begin to regulate immigration, and realize the potential effect of immigration on the economy.
angel island immigration station
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andreas joseph hofmann (14 july 1752 – 6 september 1849) was a german philosopher and revolutionary active in the republic of mainz. as chairman of the rhenish-german national convention, the earliest parliament in germany based on the principle of popular sovereignty, he proclaimed the first republican state in germany, the "rhenish-german free state", on march 18, 1793. a strong supporter of the french revolution, he argued for an accession of all german territory west of the rhine to france and served in the administration of the department mont-tonnerre under the french directory and the french consulate.
andreas joseph hofmann