A brief history of US travel restrictions:

Fugitive slaves in 1850 could be legally kidnapped by bounty hunters in "free" states.
Natives in 1890 could be killed for leaving their reservations.
In 1942, 120,000 people of Japanese descent were taken from their homes and spent 4 years in internment camps.
Half the country was off-limits to tourists from the USSR in 1955.
Border Patrol regularly detains Spanish-speakers in 2020 even after they provide proof of US citizenship or legal residence.
In 2020, public health experts asked everyone to say in their homes for their own safety, and white people thought they were being oppressed.
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