The 1879 Constitution of the State of California prohibited the employment of Chinese people by state and local governments , as well as by businesses that were incorporated in California . Also , the 1879 California constitution delegated power to local governments of California to remove Chinese people from within their borders . The Chinese Exclusion Act banning immigration of Chinese laborers was enacted on the national level in 1882 . Several massacres of Chinese people , including the Rock Springs massacre of 1885 and the Hells Canyon massacre of 1887 further exemplified deep American racist animus against Chinese people
Rock Springs massacre
Rock Springs massacre
Racism in the United States