Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affectedPopulation	Chinese laborers
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:historicalSignificance	first significant law restricting immigration into the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
gptkbp:influencedBy	anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States
gptkbp:location	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:penalty	deportation for violation imprisonment for violation
gptkbp:provides	required Chinese residents to carry resident permits barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States denied Chinese immigrants eligibility for naturalization
gptkbp:purpose	to prohibit all immigration of Chinese laborers
gptkbp:relatedGroup	gptkb:Chinese_immigrants
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Geary_Act gptkb:Magnuson_Act gptkb:Page_Act_of_1875
gptkbp:renewable	gptkb:Geary_Act
gptkbp:renewalPeriod	1892
gptkbp:repealedBy	gptkb:Magnuson_Act December 17, 1943
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:Chester_A._Arthur
gptkbp:startDate	May 6, 1882
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Anti-Chinese_sentiment_in_California gptkb:Chinese-American_history gptkb:Anti-Chinese_legislation gptkb:History_of_United_States_nationality_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7