Chinese Exclusion Act
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title:
Chinese Exclusion Act
text:
The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years. The law made exceptions for merchants, teachers, students, travelers, and diplomats. The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first major US law ever implemented to prevent all members of a specific national group from immigrating to the United States, and therefore helped shape twentieth-century race-based immigration policy. Pass
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description:
American federal law enacted in 1882
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Exclusion_Act
date created:
2002-06-09T10:19:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T12:42:55Z
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