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· Chinese Exclusion Act: It was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. In the spring of 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Chester A. Arthur. This act provided an absolute 10-year moratorium on Chinese labor immigration

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8h 47min, may 31, 1882 y
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~ 144 years ago