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Why did the US Congress pass an exclusion act in 1882 barring Chinese immigrants?
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Why did the US Congress pass an exclusion act in 1882 barring Chinese immigrants?

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Although the Chinese composed only .002% of the nation's population, Congress passed the exclusion act to placate worker demands and assuage prevalent concerns about maintaining white "racial purity."
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