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Contributor is exactly Natalia Trigosso Mercado

Contributor is exactly Natalia Trigosso Mercado
  • California Alien Land Law (1913)
    California's 1913 alien land law barred Japanese immigrants who were ineligible for citizenship from legally purchasing residential or agricultural property. The law was continued and expanded in 1920. California was one of many states to enact alien land laws during the era of Asian exclusion, when Asian immigrants were ineligible for citizenship.