Alien Registration Act of 1940

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

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In 1940, Congress passed the Alien Registration Act, a national security measure that required all non-citizen adults to register with the government.

In addition to alien registration, the act — also know as the Smith Act — set criminal penalties for advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government.