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1790 Naturalization Act
**if they were a free white person, being of good character, and living in the United States for two years. -
1892 Geary Act - extension of the Chinese Exclusion Act
An act to prohibit the coming of Chinese persons into the United States---required persons of Chinese descent to acquire and carry identification papers. -
1921 Emergency Quota Law
An act to limit the immigration of aliens into the United States -
2000 Bring Them Home Alive Act
An act to provide for the granting of refugee status in the United States for nationals of certain foreign countries (AMerican Vietnam war, Korean war