What policy prevented Lorenzo Gamboa from settling in Australia?
White Australia policy
Red Scare
Apartheid
Jim Crow laws
Answer
The White Australia policy was a set of discriminatory immigration policies that prevented non-white people, including Lorenzo Gamboa, from settling in Australia. This policy was in effect until the mid-20th century.
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