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Head Tax Implementation
- When
- 1882
- Where
- U.S. Ports
- Part of
- U.S. Immigration Act of 1882
The act levied a fifty-cent duty on non-citizens, creating an immigration fund for regulatory expenses.
The Act mandated a fifty-cent duty for each non-citizen passenger arriving by steam or sail from foreign ports. These funds constituted the 'immigration fund' to defray regulation expenses, eventually rising to eight dollars by 1917.
Sources
- Immigration Act of 1882 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14
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