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How did the Chinese Exclusion Act impact Chinese immigrants who were already living in the US?

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The act prohibited Chinese immigrants from becoming American citizens.

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. Any Chinese who left the United States had to obtain certifications for reentry, and the Act made Chinese immigrants permanent aliens by excluding them from U.S. citizenship.

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