GOV 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Mexican Americans, United States V. Wong Kim Ark
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Chinese exclusion and the roots of national immigration restriction. China could not restrict the emigration of its nationals. Fit with national ethos of open borders . U. s. used its economic/political power to control emigration from other countries. Argument that chinese labor is un-free, as slaves had been. Suspends chinese labor immigration for 10 years. Remains in place until 1940 when war-time imperatives allow for limited chinese immigration. Chinese american residents of u. s. find ways to evade its restrictions. End of chinese immigration spurs labor recruitment elsewhere in asia. Segregated schools in california & the west. Exception - wong kim ark v. u. s. (1898) Can"t take citizenship away from those who have it. Internment also a form of political/economic disempowerment. Loss of land that had to be sold quickly. Asian restriction as the root of broader immigration restrictions. Asian exclusion begins 40-year growth in exclusion. Spurs demand for latino migration (particularly mexican american and puerto.
