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OpenStudy (anonymous):

did the US Congress pass an exclusion act in 1882 ??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes they passed the Chinese exclusion act.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

My bad, I meant to put a "why" in there

OpenStudy (anonymous):

They did it to prohibit immigration of Chinese laborers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Exclusion_Act

OpenStudy (anonymous):

gotcha, thanks

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