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Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

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AP World History: Modern

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The Chinese Exclusion Act was a U.S. federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers for ten years; it was later extended indefinitely before being repealed in 1943.

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