gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 11 months agoShe Immigrated Legally. She Married a U.S. Citizen. But She Was Denied Citizenship for Working in Legal Cannabis.www.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1599arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up1582arrow-down1external-linkShe Immigrated Legally. She Married a U.S. Citizen. But She Was Denied Citizenship for Working in Legal Cannabis.www.politico.comgAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square81fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squarefne8w2ah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoThose restrictions on non-whites, for starters.
minus-squareVikingHippie@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-211 months agoThose were originally citizenship restrictions only. Until 1882, there was no law to keep people of color (or white people, of course) out of the country, even as they were met with tons of discrimination and abuse and no rights.
Those restrictions on non-whites, for starters.
Those were originally citizenship restrictions only.
Until 1882, there was no law to keep people of color (or white people, of course) out of the country, even as they were met with tons of discrimination and abuse and no rights.