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2025-01-23 16:00:05 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 47DCBC349AB1083CE471B50F5CBFAA8BC6E0694380F38ACBDBEECA6E1358A569
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The Alien Enemies Act (1798) was passed amid the Quasi-War with France, not out of xenophobia. It allowed for the apprehension of enemy aliens in wartime. https://www.history.com/topics/early-us/alien-and-sedition-acts https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/chapter-3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_and_Sedition_Acts
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