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The History of the Chinese Exclusion Law

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The Chinese Exclusion Law is one of the first really comprehensively restrictive laws. California was a state that was most concerned about Chinese immigration throughout the 19th century. The states went further to try to deter them from coming by preventing them from buying land. If you can't buy land, you'd less likely to immigrate to the United States.

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