How did the government attempt to regulate immigration in America?

It imposed a head tax on non - citizens of the United States who came to the American ports and restricted certain people from immigrating to America, like criminals, the insane, or disabled people. The act created what is recognized as the first federal immigration.

It imposed a head tax on non - citizens of the United States who came to the American ports and restricted certain people from immigrating to America, like criminals, the insane, or disabled people. The act created what is recognized as the first federal immigration.