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Chinese Labour Immigration Suspended

United States of America · Government / Republican Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1882Date range
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Chronological records

1882

Chester Alan Arthur6 May 1882

Washington · Government / Republican Party Government

Federal law suspends immigration of Chinese labourers for ten years.

Names involved

Chester Alan Arthur

Provenance

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