Title: Javi's Blog: Why did Americans pass the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
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Friday, January 17, 2014
Why did Americans pass the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

Content: Document C is a speech from a workingmen of San Francisco on August 16, 1888. In this speech he state how rich men have realized they can use the Chinese as cheap labor so they have imported thousands of Chinese immigrants into the country. Now thousands of Chinese immigrants are occupying every single jobs. The workingman list that the Chinese filled mainly all boot, shoe, and cigar industries. The Chinese immigrants also obtained nearly all farming and sewing jobs. So in conclusion, the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed because Americans believed they were competition and they were taking every job in the United States. Posted by Unknown at 6:00 PM
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