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In 1882, the United States Congress passed a law suspending immigration from what country?

A. China
B. Cuba
C. Japan
D. Mexico

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A) China

Step-by-step explanation:

The first was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, suspending immigration of Chinese laborers. The second was the Immigration Act of 1882, which was enacted on August 3 of that year. This act was the first comprehensive immigration law to deal with federal oversight and categories of exclusion

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