Anti-Chinese legislation in the United States

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Anti-Chinese legislation in the United States was introduced in America to deal with Chinese migrants following the gold rush in California and those coming to build the railway.

• Anti-Coolie Act of 1862
• Chinese Exclusion Act 1882
• Pigtail Ordinance

[edit] See also

• Chinese Immigration Act, 1923 - Canada
• Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 - Canada
• Magnuson Act
• Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965
• Burlingame Treaty
• Geary Act

[edit] References

• Chinese Exclusion Act

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