Congressional Bill: Geary Act

Geary Act (1862)

Congressional Bill: Geary Act

1892

Congressional Bill

Immigration History features the transcription of the Geary Act passed by Congress in 1892 that extended the Chinese Exclusion Act ten more years and increased the power of the federal government to enforce immigration laws. According to the source, Chinese people in the United States were required to carry a Certificate of Residence, a precursor of the green card system, to prove that they had legally entered the country.

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Immigration History

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