>>Which was superseded by another law in 1795...and dozens of times since.<<
can you find that citation for me please?
i am really trying to get a grip on this
Well let's see. There was the Naturalization Act of 1790... and the Naturalization Act of 1795...and 1798...and 1870...and 1906. There was the Immigration and Naturalization Acts of 1952 and 1985, the Immigration Acts of 1917 and 1924 and 1990. And that's the major legislation. That doesn't include the minor peeks and tweeks of the laws that occurred in between. Enjoy.