Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)

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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 5