Chinese Exclusion Act
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years. The law made excep
First page of the Chinese Exclusion Act passed by Congress in 1882
An 1886 advertisement for "Magic Washer" detergent: The Chinese Must Go
Chinese immigrant workers building the first transcontinental railroad
Anti-Chinese Wall cartoon in Puck
Hart-Celler Act
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The Hart–Celler Act, or Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, was a federal law passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The law abolished the N
Chinese Exclusion Act
…immigration later increased with the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, which abolished direct racial barriers, and later by the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which abolished the National Origins Formula. During the 19th century, China was in a state of sociopolitical upheaval due to poverty, droughts…
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the bill into law as Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Senators Edward M. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy and others look on.
Quota immigrants to the U.S. from the Eastern Hemisphere, by country, for fiscal years ended June 30, 1964–1966
Quota immigrants to the U.S. from the Eastern Hemisphere, by country, for fiscal years ended June 30, 1968–1970
Lyndon B. Johnson photo portrait Black'n white