may 6, 1882 - Chinese Exclusion Act
Description:
The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first significant law to restrict immigration to the United States and banned the immigration of unskilled laborers from China. President Arthur at first vetoed the act believing that it violated the terms of the 1868 Burlingame Treaty with China, but the Burlingame Treaty was revised and the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed on May 6, 1882. The law was intended to restrict immigration from China for 10 years from 1882 to 1892, however the Chinese Exclusion Act was then extended by the 1892 Geary Act and then made permanent until it was repealed in 1943.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 6, 1882
Now
~ 143 years ago