Asiatic Barred Zone Act Enacted
Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1917 over the President's veto, barring immigration from most of Asia via a defined 'Asiatic Barred Zone.'
Sources
- immigrationhistory.org immigrationhistory.org/item/1917-barred-zone-act
- history.house.gov history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/APA/Historical-Essays/Exclusion-and-Empire/First-Arrivals