Magnuson Act of 1943
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The Magnuson Act of 1943 was a U.S. law that repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act, allowed limited Chinese immigration, and granted Chinese immigrants the right to naturalize as American citizens.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magnuson Act | 3 |
| Magnuson Act of 1943 canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943 ⓘ |
| annualQuotaNumber | 105 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Chinese immigrants in the United States
ⓘ
Chinese nationals ⓘ |
| chamber |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | United States Statutes at Large ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1943-12-17 ⓘ |
| discriminationStatus | ended explicit statutory exclusion of Chinese immigrants ⓘ |
| effect |
allowed limited Chinese immigration to the United States
ⓘ
ended formal Chinese exclusion in U.S. immigration law ⓘ granted Chinese immigrants eligibility for U.S. citizenship ⓘ |
| grantsRight |
immigration visas for Chinese nationals
ⓘ
naturalization for Chinese immigrants ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
U.S.–China alliance against Japan
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| impactOnCommunity | Chinese American community ⓘ |
| imposedQuotaOn | Chinese immigrants ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
citizenship law
ⓘ
immigration regulation ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfChinese | permitted to become naturalized U.S. citizens ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| longTermImpact | paved way for later removal of racial barriers in U.S. immigration law ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to improve U.S. image in Asia
ⓘ
wartime alliance with China ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Warren G. Magnuson ⓘ |
| predecessor | Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| quotaBasis | nationality ⓘ |
| reasonForPassage | to repeal Chinese exclusion laws and permit Chinese naturalization ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
McCarran–Walter Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ
surface form:
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
|
| repeals |
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Exclusion laws
|
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| sponsor | Warren G. Magnuson ⓘ |
| stillMaintained | national origins quota for Chinese immigrants ⓘ |
| subject |
Chinese immigration to the United States
ⓘ
naturalization of Chinese immigrants ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | partial liberalization of racial restrictions in U.S. immigration law ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1943 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Magnuson Act
subject surface form:
Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
this entity surface form:
Magnuson Act
this entity surface form:
Magnuson Act