Scott Act
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The Scott Act was an 1888 U.S. federal law that drastically tightened Chinese exclusion by prohibiting Chinese laborers who had left the United States from reentering, even if they previously held valid return certificates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scott Act canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese exclusion law
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United States federal law ⓘ immigration law ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation | Chinese immigrant communities in the United States ⓘ |
| amends | Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Chinese laborers previously residing in the United States ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
immigration law
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race-based exclusion law ⓘ |
| consequence |
heightened diplomatic tensions between the United States and China
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stranded thousands of Chinese laborers outside the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1888 ⓘ |
| fullName | Scott Act of 1888 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked a major escalation of Chinese exclusion in U.S. immigration law ⓘ |
| implementedThrough | federal immigration authorities ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
invalidated previously issued return certificates for Chinese laborers
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prohibited reentry of Chinese laborers who had left the United States ⓘ tightened enforcement of Chinese exclusion laws ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded by later immigration legislation ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Lawrence Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overrides | return certificates previously granted to Chinese laborers ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyType | exclusionary immigration policy ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Grover Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits | reentry of Chinese laborers who departed the United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geary Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealedOrModified | provisions of the Chinese Exclusion Act related to reentry ⓘ |
| signedBy | Grover Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Chinese Exclusion policy
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Chinese immigration ⓘ Chinese laborers ⓘ immigration restriction ⓘ |
| targetedGroup | Chinese laborers ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction | permanent exclusion from reentry for affected Chinese laborers ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1888 ⓘ |
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