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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > documents and acts shaping the American system of criminal justice > Chinese Exclusion Act
social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > legislation, court decisions, and treaties > Chinese Exclusion Act
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > demography of law > immigration and citizenship > Chinese Exclusion Act
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > demography of law > immigration and citizenship > Chinese Exclusion Act
social science subjects > sociology > social policy > race policy > Chinese Exclusion Act

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Date: 1882Chinese Exclusion Act  

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  • The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882, which excluded Chinese immigrants from entering the United States. The act prohibited Chinese immigration into the United States and disqualified the Chinese already residing in the United States from naturalization and voting. [Source: Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West; Chinese Exclusion Act]

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  • Date: 1882

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