Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943

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United States federal statute immigration law

The Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943 was a U.S. federal law that ended the longstanding ban on Chinese immigration and allowed limited naturalization rights for Chinese immigrants during World War II.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Act to Repeal the Chinese Exclusion Acts	1
Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943 canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ immigration law ⓘ
affectedGroup	Chinese Americans ⓘ Chinese nationals seeking to immigrate to the United States ⓘ
affectedRight	right of Chinese immigrants to seek U.S. citizenship ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943 ⓘ surface form: Act to Repeal the Chinese Exclusion Acts
appliedTo	Chinese nationals ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	legislative branch of the United States ⓘ
chamberOfIntroduction	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
codifiedIn	United States Statutes at Large ⓘ
context	World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
didNotEliminate	all forms of discrimination against Chinese immigrants ⓘ overall national origins quota system ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
followedBy	gradual liberalization of Asian immigration laws in the United States ⓘ
geographicScope	territory of the United States ⓘ
grantedRight	naturalization for Chinese immigrants ⓘ
historicalSignificance	marked first time since 1882 that Chinese immigration to the U.S. was legally permitted ⓘ symbolized shift away from explicit racial exclusion in U.S. immigration law ⓘ
immigrationQuotaBasis	national origins quota system ⓘ
introducedBy	Warren G. Magnuson ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal law of the United States ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatusOfChineseImmigrantsAfter	eligible for U.S. citizenship under limited conditions ⓘ
legalStatusOfChineseImmigrantsBefore	barred from naturalization ⓘ
limitedQuota	105 Chinese immigrants per year ⓘ
motivatedBy	desire to improve U.S. international image regarding race and immigration ⓘ wartime alliance between United States and Republic of China ⓘ
policyArea	civil rights ⓘ immigration policy ⓘ
precededBy	Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 ⓘ Geary Act ⓘ various renewal and extension acts of Chinese exclusion ⓘ
primaryEffect	ended statutory ban on Chinese immigration to the United States ⓘ permitted Chinese immigrants to become naturalized U.S. citizens ⓘ repealed Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 78-199 ⓘ
relatedTo	McCarran–Walter Act ⓘ surface form: Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ surface form: Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
repealedLegislation	Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 ⓘ subsequent exclusionary laws targeting Chinese immigrants ⓘ
shortName	Magnuson Act of 1943 ⓘ surface form: Magnuson Act
signedBy	President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
signingDate	1943-12-17 ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation	57 Stat. 600 ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	mid-20th century U.S. immigration reform ⓘ
yearEnacted	1943 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Magnuson Act of 1943 → alsoKnownAs → Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943 ⓘ

Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943 → alsoKnownAs → Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Act to Repeal the Chinese Exclusion Acts