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Immigration Laws Implemented at U S Ports
On May five a literacy test and eight dollar head tax were imposed on immigrants entering the United States. The new measures require many immigration officers at border ports due to the high flow of people, with a large emigration of Mexican laborers fleeing conscription. At Laredo the examination of aliens reveals various effects as traffic moves over the international foot bridge linking the twin cities of Laredo across the Rio Grande.
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