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The US House of Representatives on Monday unanimously passed a resolution apologizing for a century-old law that prevented Chinese from immigrating to the US at the turn of the 20th century.
The resolution, approved by the Democratic-led Senate in October, formally expressed regret for the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 that banned Chinese workers from further immigration and barred existing residents from naturalization and voting.
The act lasted for roughly six decades, and marked the first and only time the US federal government explicitly rejected an immigration group on no basis other than their origin.
US apologizes for Chinese Exclusion Act - Globaltimes.cn
The Exclusion Act barred not only Chinese, but also citizens of many Asian countries.
The resolution, approved by the Democratic-led Senate in October, formally expressed regret for the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 that banned Chinese workers from further immigration and barred existing residents from naturalization and voting.
The act lasted for roughly six decades, and marked the first and only time the US federal government explicitly rejected an immigration group on no basis other than their origin.
US apologizes for Chinese Exclusion Act - Globaltimes.cn
The Exclusion Act barred not only Chinese, but also citizens of many Asian countries.