Page Act of 1875
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Page Act of 1875
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The Page Act of 1875 was the first restrictive federal immigration law in the United States, which effectively prohibited the entry of Chinese women, marking the end of open borders. Seven years later, the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act banned immigration by Chinese men as well. The law was named after its sponsor, Representative Horace F. Page, a Republican representing California who introduced it to "end the danger of cheap Chinese labor and immoral Chinese women." The law technically barred immi
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United States law banning Chinese women immigrants
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_Act_of_1875
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2024-03-04T03:46:04Z
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