The Chinese Exclusion Act

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:date_enacted May 6, 1882
gptkbp:date_repealed December 17, 1943
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:historical_significance first significant law restricting immigration to the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Chinese Exclusion Act
gptkbp:impact Chinese American community
gptkbp:purpose prohibit Chinese labor immigration
gptkbp:related_to Chinese immigration
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Magnuson_Act
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Chester_A._Arthur
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thomas_Nast
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6