Congress Establishes a Border Patrol
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs
- Subcategories: Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Human Rights, Immigration, Immigrants
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Latin American History, Canadian History, Latino History
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: May, 1924
Article abstract: Congress established the United States Border Patrol to prevent undocumented immigrants from Latin America and Canada from entering the United States.
Summary of Event
The United States Border Patrol was created in 1924 to curtail illegal immigration from Latin America and Canada. Previously, a force of fewer than forty mounted inspectors rode the borders looking for Chinese migrants attempting to enter the country in violation of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. Mexican workers proved so valuable to the economy of the American Southwest...
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