exclusion

Chinese Exclusion Act. It was extended in 1892 for another ten years by the geary act and then made. The chinese exclusion act of 1882 was the first major immigration restriction in the united states.

Officially titled an act to execute certain treaty stipulations relating to chinese, the chinese exclusion act prohibited the immigration of chinese laborers for ten years. An act to execute certain treaty stipulations relating to chinese whereas, in the opinion of the government of the united states the coming of chinese laborers to this country endangers the good order of certain localities within the. It was extended in 1892 for another ten years by the geary act and then made.