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Nationality Act
The right of citizenship by naturalization was limited to "free white persons" -
Page Act
Banned the importation of women for "immoral purposes;" heavily impacted Chinese women attempting to enter the U.S. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
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Geary Act
The Geary Act extended the Chinese Exclusion Act for an additional 10 years and required all Chinese in the U.S. to carry a Certificate of Residence. -
Magnuson Immigration Act
The repeal of the Exclusion Act allowed for 105 Chinese immigrants to enter the U.S. annually and allowed the Chinese to obtain citizenship by naturalization. -
War Brides Act
This act allowed the wives of American GIs to immigrate to the U.S. without being included in the quota. -
Immigration Act
Abolished the discriminatory national origins quota system and granted 20,000 immigration spots per country in the eastern hemisphere. Family members could enter the country as non-quota immigrants, supporting family reunification.
