Immigration and nationality laws outside the United States: the British Nationality Act 1948, the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962, the Immigration Act 1971, the Australian Immigration Restriction Act 1901 and Israel's Law of Return. A statute belongs here when its cited article describes a law on immigration, nationality or the right of return of one of these states. It excludes American acts. The group is residual to the American group, so a statute is admitted when its article places it in a state other than the United States.
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British Nationality Act 1948 (Wikipedia)
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The British Nationality Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 56) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom on British nationality law which defined British nationality by creating the status of "Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies" (CUKC) as the sole national citizenship of the United Kingdom and all of its colonies.
Immigration Act 1971 (Wikipedia)
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The Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning immigration and nearly entirely remaking the field of British immigration law.
Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Wikipedia)
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The Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Cth) was an Act of the Parliament of Australia which limited immigration to Australia and formed the basis of the White Australia policy which sought to exclude all non-Europeans from Australia.
Law of Return, Wikipedia
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The Law of Return (Hebrew: חוק השבות, romanized: ḥok ha-shvūt) is an Israeli law, initially passed in 1950 and extended in 1970, giving all Jews, persons with at least one Jewish grandparent, and their spouses, legal rights to enter, reside in, and acquire citizenship of, the State of Israel.
Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 (Wikipedia)
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The Act entailed stringent restrictions on the entry of Commonwealth citizens into the United Kingdom.
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