5 feb 1917 año - Restrictions for Medical and Moral Conditions

Descripción:

Codified all previously enacted exclusion provisions. In addition. It excluded illiterate aliens from entry, expanded the list of aliens excluded for mental health and other reasons, further restricted the immigration of Asian persons, creating the “barred zone” (known as the Asia-Pacific triangle), natives of which were declared inadmissible and considerably broadened the classes of aliens deportable from the United States and introduced the requirement of deportation without statute of limitation in certain more serious cases.

Añadido al timeline:

fecha: