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The Constitution for the United States of America
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Article 1
Section 9 - Paragraph 1
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The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the year 1808, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importations, not exceeding 10 dollars for each person. |
This provision pertained to the importation of slaves and automatically expired in 1808.
Besides, in today's society this is totally moot.
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