When Was the Chinese Exclusion Act Repealed
In 1943, Congress Passed a Measure to Repeal the Discriminatory Exclusion Laws Against Chinese Immigrants and to Establish an Immigration Quota for China of...
In 1943, Congress passed a measure to repeal the discriminatory exclusion laws against Chinese immigrants and to establish an immigration quota for China of around 105 visas per year.
When did the Chinese Exclusion Act start and end?
CitationsStatutes at Large22 Stat. 58, Chap. 126CodificationActs repealedDec 17, 1943Legislative history
When was the Chinese Exclusion Act made permanent?
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. It was extended in 1892 for another ten years by the Geary Act and then made permanent in 1902.