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Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Chinese_Exclusion_Act_(1882)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:category
gptkb:Anti-Chinese_legislation
gptkb:History_of_Chinese_Americans
Immigration law
Racial discrimination in law
gptkbp:dateEnacted
May 6, 1882
gptkbp:duration
10 years (initially)
gptkbp:enactedBy
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:excludes
Chinese students
Chinese diplomats
Chinese merchants
Chinese teachers
Chinese travelers
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
first significant law restricting immigration into the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
gptkbp:influencedBy
anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States
economic competition concerns
labor union lobbying
gptkbp:location
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:penalty
deportation for illegal entry
imprisonment for illegal entry
gptkbp:prohibits
immigration of Chinese laborers
gptkbp:relatedGroup
gptkb:Chinese_immigrants
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Magnuson_Act
gptkb:Page_Act_of_1875
gptkb:Geary_Act_(1892)
gptkbp:renewable
gptkb:Geary_Act_(1892)
gptkbp:repealedBy
gptkb:Magnuson_Act
December 17, 1943
gptkbp:signedBy
gptkb:Chester_A._Arthur
gptkbp:startDate
May 6, 1882
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Chinese_Americans
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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