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jan 3, 1882 - Chinese Exclusion Act 1882

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prohibited immigration from China. some tried to deny American-born Chinese citizenship, but Supreme Court ruled in US vs. Wong Kim that the 14th amendment guaranteed citizenship to all those born in the US. prompted by the completion of railways in 1869 and recent nativist sentiments that the Chinese were stealing jobs from Americans.

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jan 3, 1882
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~ 143 years ago