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Did the Punitive Expedition influence the start of the Immigration and Naturalization Service/U.S. Border Patrol?

by | May 10, 2019 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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Did the Punitive Expedition influence the start of the Immigration and Naturalization Service/U.S. Border Patrol? Dustin Smith Sahuarita, Arizona The history of border security predates the Punitive Expedition by several years. As a result of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Asians were often smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico. Also, there was a lot of smuggling of American goods into Mexico after the Mexican government placed a high tariff on U.S. goods. [caption id="attachment_35714"


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