"Before the United States began to enforce the 1924 law, there really was no such thing as undocumented immigration as we know it. It was invented by legislators who wanted to close the border."https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1106060957518909440 …
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They were, but they did exist, and people did get deported simply for being in the country illegally...1924 (and 1917) was a big change, but it wasn't as fundamental a break as people think...
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Sorry, sorry, I know I'm being a pedant...
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