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According to the lesson, the state that passed the first immigration law in 1862 is : California
Back then, the state of California became a main target destination for Illegal chinese immigrants and the state threat to punish the one who helped any immigrants from China into the state
he British East India Company (1600–1858) was originally a private company granted a trade monopoly with the East Indies by Queen Elizabeth I. Its success in extracting concessions from native rulers eventually led to its factors control over much of modern India between 1757 and 1858.