may 6, 1882 - The Chinese Exclusion Law
Description:
Suspended immigration of Chinese laborers to the United States for ten years, permitted Chinese laborers already in the United States to remain in the country after a temporary absence, provided for deportation of Chinese illegally in the United States, barred Chinese from naturalization, permitted the entry of Chinese students, teachers, merchants, or those “proceeding to the United States ... from curiosity.”Added to timeline:
Date:
may 6, 1882
Now
~ 144 years ago