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Why didn't America declare itself a White nation? Who decided it should be a melting pot?

I know the sonnet on the base of the Statue of Liberty inviting all the "troubled masses" to come to America was written by a jew. The New Colossus

Was the American melting pot a jewish ideal?

This gives some context Melting Pot (newsweek.com)

Why didn't America declare itself a White nation? Who decided it should be a melting pot? I know the sonnet on the base of the Statue of Liberty inviting all the "troubled masses" to come to America was written by a jew. [The New Colossus](https://poal.co/related/411570) Was the American melting pot a jewish ideal? This gives some context [Melting Pot](https://www.newsweek.com/immigration-myth-melting-pot-408705)

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The first law on immigration in 1790 stated citizenship in the USA would be limited to "...free White men (implying Whites were also slaves) of good character." (implying no queers, jews).

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Irish and Scot were also indentured servants / slaves

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When did we give that up?

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Around 1830 when a more "liberal" congress amended it.

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Dammmm. How do we get it back?