<P> The Immigration Act of 1882 was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on August 3 , 1882 . It imposed a head tax on noncitizens of the United States who came to American ports and restricted certain classes of people from immigrating to America , including criminals , the insane , or `` any person unable to take care of him or herself . '' The act created what is recognized as the first federal immigration bureaucracy and laid the foundation for more regulations on immigration , such as the Immigration Act of 1891 . </P>
<P> The Immigration Act of 1882 was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on August 3 , 1882 . It imposed a head tax on noncitizens of the United States who came to American ports and restricted certain classes of people from immigrating to America , including criminals , the insane , or `` any person unable to take care of him or herself . '' The act created what is recognized as the first federal immigration bureaucracy and laid the foundation for more regulations on immigration , such as the Immigration Act of 1891 . </P>
when did america pass its first immigration law
when did america pass its first immigration law
August 3 , 1882
August 3 , 1882