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Takao Ozawa vs United States
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In Takao Ozawa vs. United States, Ozawa, a Japanese immigrant seeks the right to become a naturalized citizen. ... On top of meeting the base qualifications for citizenship, Ozawa had also kept continuous residency in the United States for 20 years, attended both an American high school and university, his children were in American schools and his family spoke English in the home.
However, Ozawa was denied citizenship by the Supreme Court based his Japanese ancestry. While the Naturalization Act states that all free white persons should be extended citizenship, it also defines a “white” as a person without Negro blood and a free person as one that is not a slave. Being without Negro blood and not being enslaved was criteria alone for Ozawa to begin the naturalization process. Ozawa was, as the law states, a free white person, and even if he was of African descent, he was still a candidate under the Naturalization Act of 1906. ... ” This definition did not include the Japanese immigrant, and while the color of Ozawa skin was white, his Japanese race did not allow him to fit the Caucasian mold.
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Title: Takao Ozawa vs United States
Words: 835
Rating: None
Pages: 3.3
submitted by: laclub
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