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The controversial Chinese Exclusion Act...
The controversial Chinese Exclusion Act...
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March 10, 1882
NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1882
* Chinese Exclusion Act passes Congress
* China laborers - prohibiting immigration
The first 1 1/2 columns of the front page are headed: "THE CHINESE BILL PASSED" "A Vote of Nearly Two to One in the Affirmative" with subheads.
This was the "Chinese Exclusion Act". Since the Civil War, thousands of Chinese immigrants flooded the western U.S., accused by whites of undercutting their wages. Congress acted by suspending Chinese immigration for ten years. The report mentions in part: "...do not come here to swear allegiance, do not speak our language, do not care about our Constitution and laws, do not bear their share of taxation...do not bring their wives or children..." with much more.
This would be on the books until revoked in 1943 by F.D.R. when the U.S. was allies with China in WWII.
Eight pages, quite fragile with various archival mends near the top mostly inside, some binding residue at the spine, otherwise good.
Category: Post-Civil War
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