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Word: foreignborn (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...ruling divides border aliens into two classes-native and foreign-born. Native Canadians will be permitted continued commuting privilege upon paying a $10 passport fee ard $8 head tax. Foreignborn Canadians, even though naturalized Canadian citizens, are rated according to their country of birth, not their country of naturalization. They must secure passport visas from U. S. consuls in their native countries. The ruling approved by U. S. Secretary of Labor Davis goes into effect June 1; provides six months there after for persons affected to get necessary documents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IMMIGRATION: Barred? | 5/2/1927 | See Source »

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