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The '''Chinese Exclusion Act''' was a law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1882 in response to [[nativist]] hatred of Chinese immigrants by [[labor union]]s.<ref>Moreno, Paul D., (2010). [https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/cato-journal/2010/1/cj30n1-4.pdf Cato Journal, Vol 30, No. 1: Unions and Discrimination], p. 72. ''Cato Institute''. Retrieved May 22, 2023.</ref> (see: [[Labor unions and racism]]) It prevented the large scale immigration of Chinese workers into the U.S. although tens of thousands came in illegally. Restriction was repealed in 1943 and amnesty was provided for the thousands of illegal Chinese immigrants  in the 1950s.

The '''Chinese Exclusion Act''' was a law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1882 in response to [[nativist]] hatred of Chinese immigrants by [[labor union]]s.<ref>Moreno, Paul D., (2010). [https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/cato-journal/2010/1/cj30n1-4.pdf Cato Journal, Vol 30, No. 1: Unions and Discrimination], p. 72. ''Cato Institute''. Retrieved May 22, 2023.</ref> (see: [[Labor unions and racism]]) It prevented the large scale immigration of Chinese workers into the U.S. although tens of thousands came in illegally. Restriction was repealed in 1943 and amnesty was provided for the thousands of illegal Chinese immigrants  in the 1950s.