oct 1, 1888 - Scott Act is Passed

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The act restricts Chinese immigration by prohibiting Chinese U.S. citizens that left the country from returning, even if they had certificates authorizing their re-admission. The Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of this act one year later in Chae Chan Ping v. United States. (Continuity: anti-immigration legislation directed at the Chinese)

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Immigration/Disparaged Groups

ByChaz

11 May 2019

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Date:

oct 1, 1888

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~ 137 years ago