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To: Nero Germanicus

The immigration act of 1790 has been superseded by one in 1795 FWIW. It makes a if difference.


172 posted on 02/19/2015 7:26:37 PM PST by Beach333
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To: Beach333

The Naturalization Act of 1795 removed the term “natural born citizen” and it increased the period of required residence from two to five years in the United States. The 1795 Act also specified that naturalized citizenship was reserved only for “free white persons.” It also changed the requirement in the 1790 Act of “good character” to read “good moral character.”


174 posted on 02/19/2015 7:45:34 PM PST by Nero Germanicus (PALIN/CRUZ: 2016)
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