Other short titles | Dillingham-Hardwick Act |
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Long title | An Act to exclude and expel from the United States aliens who are members of the anarchistic and similar classes. |
Nicknames | Alien Anarchists Exclusion Act of 1918 |
Enacted by | the 65th United States Congress |
Effective | October 16, 1918 |
Citations | |
Public law | Pub. L. 65–221 |
Statutes at Large | 40 Stat. 1012 |
Legislative history | |
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The United States Immigration Act of 1918 (ch. 186, 40 Stat. 1012) was enacted on October 16, 1918.[1] It is also known as the Dillingham-Hardwick Act.[2] It was intended to correct what President Woodrow Wilson's administration considered to be deficiencies in previous laws, in order to enable the government to deport undesirable aliens, specifically anarchists, communists, labor organizers, and similar activists.