Exclusion Acts
1882--the Chinese Exclusion Act.
1924--the Oriental Exclusion Act.
1930s--Police confront “Dust Bowl refugees” at the state border to prevent their entry.
1942--Executive Order 9066 resulting in the Japanese internment.
1994--Proposition 187.
How embarrassing.
JOHN R. PULSKAMP
Granada Hills
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