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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 2 |
2 stories matching noncitizen
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- 1914 Ballot: Noncitizen Residents and City Land Ownership
Voters are asked to decide if resident aliens should be allowed to own land within municipal corporations.
- 1914 Bid to Let Noncitizens Own City Land
Voters prepare to decide if resident aliens should be allowed to own property within city limits.
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- The Eligibility Crisis in Kittitas County
A local editor denounces a Superior Court judge for granting citizenship to dozens of foreigners who could not speak English.
- The Legal Battle Over Birthright Citizenship
A debate over whether children of foreign-born parents, including Asian immigrants, are entitled to American citizenship.
- Canada’s Naturalization Papers Denied at the Border
Federal authorities reject the residency status of Chinese British subjects, sparking a test case for immigration restrictions.
- Judge Hanford Reverses Deportation of Chinese Merchant
In a landmark interpretation of the Chinese Exclusion Act, the court rules that a merchant's 'commercial domicile' in Seattle survives years of absence.
- The 'Other' America: How Seattle's Elite Feared the 'Unassimilable' Masses
A January 1889 federal report on immigration warns that new arrivals are too different to become citizens, fueling calls for exclusion just as Seattle prepares for its own explosive growth.
- The Fight for Foreign-Born Suffrage
A legal challenge emerges as the city clerk denies voter registration to naturalized citizens lacking paper proof.
- The Invisible Citizens of North Yakima
A local editor complains that federal census rules are failing to count the transient, hardworking men who keep the city growing.
- The Political Campaign Against Chinese Labor in 1886
A local representative’s fiery defense of anti-Chinese exclusionary policies, detailing the economic anxieties that gripped Seattle workers during the late 19th century.