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... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > causes of poverty > globalization (economics) > economics and stratification > Alien Land Acts
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Alien Land Acts  

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  • The collective term Alien Land Acts refers to individual state laws passed during the early 20th century that limited the ability of aliens who were ineligible for citizenship to own land or, in many cases, to participate in long-term leases. Through court rulings and immigration statutes, citizenship was generally restricted to Whites during this period, and anti-Asian resentment was strong in the U.S. West. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Alien Land Acts]

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