Jan 30
PART II — The First Exclusions: Labor, Race, and Fear
Before the border wall, before the checkpoints, there were laws written to keep certain people out.
In the mid‑1800s, the U.S. began banning poor immigrants and targeting Chinese laborers with fear‑driven policies.
These laws weren’t about safety. They were about control. About deciding whose labor was wanted and whose presence was not.
This was the beginning of racialized immigration policy — a pattern that would repeat for generations.
Read the full piece here: https://lifewithsevence7.blogspot.com/2026/01/part-ii-early-laws-of-exclusion-who.html