How did the Chinese Exclusion Act impact Chinese immigration?

What will be an ideal response?


In 1882, Congress enacted the Chinese Exclusion Act, which outlawed Chinese immigration for ten years. It also explicitly denied naturalization rights to the Chinese in the United States; that is, they were not allowed to become citizens. There was little debate in Congress, and discussion concentrated on how to best handle suspending Chinese immigration. No allowance was made for spouses and children to be reunited with their husbands and fathers in the United States. Only brief visits of Chinese government officials, teachers, tourists, and merchants were exempted.

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All social movements go through the same stages

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Gender and race intersect to significantly shape ______.

a. likelihood of committing elder abuse b. life expectancy c. use of vaccinations d. access to clean water

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The Latino/a experience is uniformly the same for all

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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