Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
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- Title
- Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
- Description
- The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 denied Chinese laborers (skilled, unskilled, and employed in mining) entry to the United States for 10 years. The only Chinese that could enter were merchants, diplomats, students, tourists, and returning laborers. It stated that no federal or State court in the US would admit Chinese to citizenship, and repealed any previously conflicting laws.
