National Dialogues on Immigration

Indian Immigrants Barred from Naturalization


November 26, 1923  |  Uncategorized
1923 The US Supreme Court Decides that Immigrants from India Cannot become naturalized citizens

The ruling from United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind states that although Bhagat Singh Thind is technically Caucasian and thus eligible for naturalization under the 1790 statute, Indian immigrants are ineligible for naturalization.

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