Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was a landmark U.S. federal law that severely restricted Chinese immigration and naturalization, institutionalizing racial discrimination and setting a precedent for later exclusionary immigration policies.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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anti-Chinese legislation → immigration law → |
| aimedTo |
curb Chinese labor competition
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| appliesToEthnicGroup |
Chinese
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| appliesToNationality |
Chinese nationals
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| containsProvision |
10-year ban on immigration of Chinese laborers
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exemptions for certain classes such as merchants, students, and diplomats → requirements for Chinese already in the U.S. to obtain certificates of residence → |
| country |
United States
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| dateEnacted |
1882-05-06
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| discriminatoryOnBasisOf |
national origin
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race → |
| enforcedBy |
United States Bureau of Immigration
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United States Customs Service → |
| extendedBy |
Geary Act
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| hasEffect |
barred Chinese immigrants from U.S. citizenship
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institutionalized racial discrimination in U.S. immigration law → severely reduced Chinese immigration to the United States → |
| historicalPeriod |
Gilded Age
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| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| legalStatus |
repealed
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| legislativeBody |
United States Congress
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| locationOfEnactment |
Washington, D.C.
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| mainSubject |
Chinese immigration to the United States
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| motivatedBy |
economic anxiety among white workers
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racial prejudice against Chinese → |
| opposedBy |
Chinese community organizations in the United States
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some business interests relying on Chinese labor → |
| partOf |
history of Chinese Americans
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history of immigration to the United States → |
| prohibited |
naturalization of Chinese immigrants
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| relatedTo |
Geary Act
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Page Act of 1875 → |
| repealDate |
1943-12-17
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| repealedBy |
Magnuson Act
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| restricted |
immigration of Chinese laborers
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| setPrecedentFor |
Immigration Act of 1917
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Immigration Act of 1924 → later exclusionary U.S. immigration policies → |
| signedBy |
Chester A. Arthur
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| startTime |
1882-05-06
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| supportedBy |
labor unions such as the Workingmen's Party of California
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politicians advocating nativist policies → |
| timePeriod |
Chinese Exclusion Era
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| topicOf |
civil rights and racial discrimination studies
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scholarly works on U.S. immigration history → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Magnuson Act of 1943
("Chinese Exclusion Act")
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Magnuson Act of 1943 ("Chinese Exclusion laws") → |
repeals |
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Nativism in the United States
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associatedWithPolicy |
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Page Act of 1875
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followedBy |
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Chinese American cinema
("Chinese Exclusion Act")
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historicalContext |
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Chinese Americans
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historicalEventAssociated |
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Magnuson Act of 1943
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predecessor |
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Pub.L. 82–414
("Chinese Exclusion Acts")
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repealed |
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China Men
("Chinese Exclusion Act")
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subject |