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Story: Immigration regulation
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Immigration policy: overview
1881–1914: restrictions on Chinese and others
1914–1945: restrictions on non-British immigration
1946–1985: gradual change
1986–2003: selection on personal merit
Controlling Pacific Island immigration
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