1882 Immigration Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:immigration
gptkbp:addressed labor market concerns
gptkbp:allows gptkb:Chinese_laborers
certain classes of immigrants
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Immigration_Act_of_1917
gptkbp:created immigration quotas
gptkbp:date_enacted 1882
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
protect American jobs
gptkbp:enforces federal authorities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1882 Immigration Act
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act
gptkbp:influenced_by nativism
gptkbp:is_aimed_at controlling immigration
gptkbp:is_applied_in Chinese immigrants
gptkbp:is_associated_with xenophobia
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:legal_battles
Chinese immigrants
gptkbp:is_cited_in subsequent immigration legislation
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:scholars
yes
racial discrimination
its long-term effects
its impact on families
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:academic_circles
gptkb:United_States_Congress
Supreme Court cases
public forums
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:Immigration_Bureau
federal regulations
gptkbp:is_influential_in immigration policy development
shaping immigration discourse
gptkbp:is_motivated_by economic competition
gptkbp:is_opposed_by labor rights advocates
progressive reformers
immigrant rights groups
gptkbp:is_targeted_at Asian immigrants
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Chinese_immigrant_exclusion
legal challenges in courts
Chinese immigration decline
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:immigration
gptkbp:passes_through the House and Senate
gptkbp:precedent future immigration laws
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Immigration_Act_of_1903
gptkbp:resulted_in increased immigration restrictions
gptkbp:signed_by President Chester A. Arthur
gptkbp:was_influenced_by economic factors
social attitudes
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_era
gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_legislation
immigration reform efforts
U. S. legislative history
U. S. immigration history
broader anti-Asian sentiment
nativist policies
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:labor_unions
gptkb:business
nativist groups
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chester_A._Arthur
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3