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Anarchist Exclusion Act of 1903
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FundMECFS piefed.zip FundMECFS@piefed.zip
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The Anarchist Exclusion Act, or the Immigration Act of 1903, was a law of the United States regulating immigration.[1] It codified previous immigration law, and added four inadmissible classes: anarchists, people with epilepsy, beggars, and importers of prostitutes.

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TropicalDingdong lemmy.world TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-29
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"destruction of the existing class rule, by all means, i.e., by energetic, relentless, revolutionary and international action"

Vibe indeed.

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cattywampas lemmy.world cattywampas@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-12-30
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"Somebody get these beggars out of here!"

-Congress, 1903

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NotSteve_ lemmy.ca NotSteve_@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-07-16
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Fuck people with epilepsy I guess?

Edit: I'm genuinely curious why? The others I can guess the reason for but why epilepsy? The article doesn't say

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jdr lemmy.ml jdr@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2021-07-28
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Fuck people with epilepsy I guess? Edit: I'm genuinely curious why? The others I can guess the reason for but why epilepsy? The article doesn't say

They were banned until 65, apparently a eugenics thing

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jdr lemmy.ml jdr@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2021-07-28
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Pretty comprehensive, also banned idiots, polygamists, people who have recently been insane.

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FundMECFS piefed.zip FundMECFS@piefed.zip
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Fuck people with epilepsy I guess? Edit: I'm genuinely curious why? The others I can guess the reason for but why epilepsy? The article doesn't say

Eugenics. Back then the ideology was that anyone with physical/mental disability was "impure" and should be prevented from passing on their genes.

(American eugenics also partially inspired the Nazi Genocide of Disabled people — Aktion T4)

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