HIST 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Darwinism, Geary Act, Reform Government Of New Zealand
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Chinese exclusion act, 1882- 10 year ban on all immigration except exempt categories (merchants, teachers, students, and travelers) Scott act, 1888- prohibited 20,000 chinese who temporarily left the u. s. from returning. 1892 chinese exclusion renewal for 10 years- 1893 geary act required id papers. First requirement of identification papers for immigration in american history. Only chinese were required to carry papers for this act (specifically targeting a specific group from a point of origin) Papers/photographs were often manipulated in order to get past this system. Therefore, many chinese immigrants still managed to immigrate/move into the country, despite the ban. Chae chan-ping v. u. s. (1889)- upheld scott act preventing chinese labor from returning to the u. s. - based on broad doctrine of congressional sovereignty- Immigration act (1891) empower treasury department- establishes bureau of. Immigration, exclude persons likely to become a "public charge"- exclusion list. Many viewed these individuals as people who were unwilling and unable to assimilate.
