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EPISODE · Feb 17, 2026 · 4 MIN

Chinese Exclusion Act

from Historia - Delta College Public Radio · host Delta College Public Radio

For much of American history, there were no federal laws limiting immigration at all. That openness began to change in the 1870s and 1880s, when the first restrictive immigration laws were aimed at one specific group: the Chinese. Support this podcast: https://www.deltapublicmedia.org/donate/

For much of American history, there were no federal laws limiting immigration at all. That openness began to change in the 1870s and 1880s, when the first restrictive immigration laws were aimed at one specific group: the Chinese. Support this podcast: https://www.deltapublicmedia.org/donate/

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