The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was an act signed by President Chester A. Arthur that prohibited all immigration of Chinese Laborers. In fact, it was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States and had multiple different effects on Chinese Americans. It required the few non-laborers who sought entry to obtain certification from the Chinese government that they were qualified to immigrate, and Chinese people had to obtain certification if they wanted to re-enter the United States. Congress also refused State and Federal courts the right to grant citizenship to Chinese resident aliens. Overall the goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to restrict Asians from entering the United States. One can determine that this act can relate to education based off of a law that was created 10 years prior. In 1872 a ban was administerd that diminshed Asian Americans’ access to public education. It is possible that 10 years later when the Chinese Exclusion Act was passe...
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