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Tenement houses before 1867 had no toilets, running water, shower, or heat inside.
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This act restricted citizenship to white persons and persons of African descent. Chinese immigrants were no longer eligible for legal citizenship.
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Prevented Chinese laborers from immigrating to America for 10 years.
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The Chinese Exclusion Act was renewed for ten more years.
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Ellis Island was the main point of entry to US for immigrants coming across the Atlantic Ocean between 1892-1954.
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This act created better conditions for tenement houses and established the Tenement House Commission to ensure landlords were following the new laws put into place.
