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Explain the Chinese Exclusion Act and how it impacted new immigrants.

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The act also affected the Chinese who had already settled in the United States. 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.

Nicknames: Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Enacted by: the 47th United States Congress

Effective: May 6, 1882

Acts repealed: Dec 17, 1943

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