15h 44min, jan 1, 1913 y - Web Alien Land Law enacted- prohibiting aliens from owning farm land in California
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The California Alien Land Law of 1913 prohibited "aliens ineligible for citizenship" from owning agricultural land or possessing long-term leases over it, but permitted leases lasting up to three years. It affected the Chinese, Indian, Japanese, and Korean immigrant farmers in California.
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Chp. 18 & 19
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