Early Chinese Immigration

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"The Gold Rush in California after 1849 attracted people from all over America and from China. Many Chinese workers came before the Civil War to provide cheap labor for the building of the railroads. The system of immigration was made permanent with the National Origins Act of 1924, now based on the ethnic composition of the United States as reflected in the 1920 census, with entry limited to a small percentage of the number of people living in the U.S. (Takaki 7). The object of the law was also to favor certain kinds of immigrants and to keep out others. More immigrants were permitted from western Europe and fewer from southern and eastern Europe, and Asians were totally excluded, primarily to prohibit Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos from acquiring U.S. citizenship. These restrictions would be relaxed after World War II."

More papers on Early Chinese Immigration:

• Term Paper # 86161 : "History of Chinese Immigration to Canada."
• Term Paper # 102361 : "Canadian Immigration Policy"
• Analytical Essay # 132210 : "Anti-Chinese Sentiment and Canadian Immigration Policy"

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