Even today, although all its constituent sections have long been repealed, Chapter 7 of
Title 8 of the
United States Code is headed "Exclusion of Chinese".
[44] It is the only chapter of the 15 chapters in Title 8 (Aliens and Nationality) that is completely focused on a specific nationality or ethnic group. Like the following Chapter 8, "The
Cooly Trade", it consists entirely of statutes that are noted as "Repealed" or "Omitted".
On June 18, 2012, the
United States House of Representatives passed
H.Res. 683, a resolution which had been introduced by Congresswoman
Judy Chu, that formally expresses the regret of the House of Representatives for the Chinese Exclusion Act, an act which imposed almost total restrictions on Chinese immigration and naturalization and denied Chinese-Americans basic freedoms because of their ethnicity.
[45] S.Res. 201, a similar resolution, had been approved by the
U.S. Senate in October 2011.
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