CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT MAY 1882 CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT IMMIGRATION LABOR/LABOR UNIONS U.S GOV'T LEGISLATIVE U.S GOVERNMENT AND CONSTITUTION AMERICAN CULTURE IN RESPONSE TO THE IMMIGRATION OF CHINESE WORKERS TO THE UNITED STATES FROM 1852 TO 1875 CONGRESS PASSED THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT IN 1882 IT WAS THE FIRST PIECE OF LEGISLATION EVER TO PREVENT A PARTICULAR ETHNIC GROUP FROM COMING TO THE UNITED STATES THE ACT STATED THAT NO CHINESE WORKERS COULD LEGALLY ENTER THE UNITED STATES THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT WAS THE DIRECT RESULT OF AMERICAN LABOR UNIONS PRESSURING CONGRESS IN 1888 THE ACT WAS REVISED TO MAKE IT ILLEGAL FOR ANY CHINESE PERSON TO COME INTO THE COUNTRY THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT GREATLY REDUCED THE CHINESE POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND LED TO LATER RESTRICTIONS AGAINST OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS IN 1943 CONGRESS ALTERED THE LAW AGAIN TO ALLOW A SMALL NUMBER OF CHINESE PEOPLE TO ENTER THE COUNTRY EACH YEAR THE IMMIGRATION REFORM ACT OF 1965 FINALLY ALLOWED UNRESTRICTED CHINESE IMMIGRATION
