"paper son" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paper sons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} paper son (plural paper sons)
  1. (US, historical) A Chinese male who was falsely registered as the son of another Chinese who had already migrated to America, in order to take advantage of immigration laws. Wikipedia link: en:paper son Tags: US, historical Categories (topical): Human migration, Male people
    Sense id: en-paper_son-en-noun-RafugYRi Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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