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 ⓘ |
| appliesToEthnicGroup | Chinese ⓘ |
| appliesToNationality | Chinese nationals ⓘ |
| 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 of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateEnacted | 1882-05-06 ⓘ |
| discriminatoryOnBasisOf |
national origin
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race ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Immigration and Naturalization Service
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surface form:
United States Bureau of Immigration
U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ
surface form:
United States Customs Service
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| extendedBy | Geary Act ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locationOfEnactment | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Chinese immigration to the United States ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Geary Act
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Page Act of 1875 ⓘ |
| repealDate | 1943-12-17 ⓘ |
| repealedBy |
Magnuson Act of 1943
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surface form:
Magnuson Act
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| restricted | immigration of Chinese laborers ⓘ |
| setPrecedentFor |
Immigration Act of 1917
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Immigration Act of 1924 ⓘ later exclusionary U.S. immigration policies ⓘ |
| signedBy | Chester A. Arthur ⓘ |
| startTime | 1882-05-06 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
labor unions such as the Workingmen's Party of California
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politicians advocating nativist policies ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Nativism in the United States
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surface form:
Chinese Exclusion Era
|
| topicOf |
civil rights and racial discrimination studies
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scholarly works on U.S. immigration history ⓘ |
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Chinese Exclusion Act extensions of 1902
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Era of Chinese exclusion in the United States
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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China (already restricted by Chinese Exclusion laws)
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