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1 online resource (8 pages). |
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Important Documents in American History anthology |
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The North American Review ; vol. 173.
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Important Documents in American History anthology.
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BiblioBoard Core module.
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The North American Review ; vol. 173.
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Original document: Article. |
| Summary |
The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882. It was one of the most significant restrictions on free immigration in U.S. history, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The act followed revisions made in 1880 to the U.S.-China Burlingame Treaty of 1868, revisions that allowed the U.S. to suspend Chinese immigration. The act was initially intended to last for 10 years, but was renewed in 1892 and made permanent in 1902. It was finally repealed by the Magnuson Act on December 17, 1943. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
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