the Chinese Exclusion Act

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Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:allows Chinese_laborers
non-laborer_Chinese_immigrants
gptkbp:challenges Chinese_American_activists
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Chinese_exclusion_certificates
gptkbp:criticism violating human rights
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:Magnuson_Act
May 6, 1882
gptkbp:historicalEvent exclusionary policies
gptkbp:historicalTours U.S._immigration_policy.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Chinese Exclusion Act
gptkbp:impact Chinese_communities_in_America
gptkbp:influenced political rhetoric
xenophobia
subsequent immigration laws
gptkbp:is_a Immigration Act of 1924
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for deportation_of_Chinese_immigrants
gptkbp:is_a_reflection_of nativist sentiments
social attitudes towards immigrants
gptkbp:is_a_source_of legal challenges
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of documentaries
historical research
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by gptkb:U.S._Supreme_Court
gptkbp:is_part_of broader racial discrimination policies
U.S._legal_history
Chinese_immigration_history
U.S._immigration_policy_evolution
gptkbp:is_recognized_for gptkb:California
gptkbp:is_supported_by labor unions
gptkbp:is_used_in academic literature
gptkbp:issuedOn December 17, 1943
gptkbp:landmark U.S._immigration_history
gptkbp:led_to family separation
gptkbp:ledTo increased_anti-Chinese_sentiment
gptkbp:legalStatus immigration control
gptkbp:opposedBy civil rights organizations
economic competition fears
gptkbp:precedent future immigration restrictions
gptkbp:significance first significant law restricting immigration to the United States
gptkbp:significantEvent Asian_American_history
gptkbp:targets Chinese_immigrants
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for Chinese_immigrants
Chinese_American_activism
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in Chinese_American_history
Chinese_American_identity_formation
gptkbp:was_a_response_to economic downturns
labor strikes
economic competition
Chinese_immigration_increase
gptkbp:was_a_result_of racial discrimination
racial stereotypes