Jan 30
PART II β 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 midβ1800s, the U.S. began banning poor immigrants and targeting Chinese laborers with fearβdriven policies.
These laws werenβt 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 β 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
