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The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years. The law made exceptions for merchants, teachers, students, travelers, and diplomats.[1] The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first and only major U.S. law ever implemented to prevent all members of a specific national group from immigrating to the United States.[2] Passage of the law was preceded by growing anti-Chinese sentiment and anti-Chinese violence, as well as various policies targeting Chinese migrants.[3] The act followed the Angell Treaty of 1880, a set of revisions to the U.S.–China Burlingame Treaty of 1868 that allowed the U.S. to suspend Chinese immigration. The act was initially intended to last for 10 years, but was renewed and strengthened in 1892 with the Geary Act and made permanent in 1902. These laws attempted to stop all Chinese immigration into the United States for ten years, with exceptions fo

Chinese Exclusion Act - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American federal law enacted in 1882 For the Chinese Exclusion Act in Canada, see Chinese Immigration Act, 1923 . For the documentary film, see The Chinese Exclusion Act (film) . on December 17, 1943"}},"i":0}}]}'> Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 Long title An Act to Execute Certain Treaty Stipulations Relating to Chinese Enacted by the 47th United States Congress Effective May 6, 1882 Citations Public law Pub. L. 47–126 Statutes at Large 22 Stat. 58 , Chap. 126 Codification U.S.C. sections created 8 U.S.C. c

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