The Chinese Exclusion Law of 1882 was the first immigration law in the U.S. that restricted a particular race from entering the country. The Geary Act of 1892 extended this law for another 10 years and required Chinese immigrants to carry ID cards at all times. Other laws forbid the use ...
The Magnuson Act, or Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act, was passed by Congress in 1943 to dismantle exclusionary laws against Chinese immigration and implement an immigration quota to 105 annual visas. The act was passed in large part because the U.S. and China were allies in World War II, and ...
. . think that the immigration policy of Western countries should discriminate against certain religions and cultures. Hell yes, Maya. For exactly the reasons you cite. (A certain former U.S. President, can’t remember who off the top of my head, Donald Somebody I think,...