Forbidden citizens
Subtitle: Chinese exclusion and the U.S. Congress : a legislative history
By: by Martin B. Gold
Publisher: TheCapital.Net
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Alexandria, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 572
ISBN-13: 9781587332357; 9781587332579
Subjects: Emigration and immigration law; Legislative history; Chinese; Legal status, laws; History
Description: Contains primary source documents.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 530-533) and index.
Table of contents: title: A; title: question of naturalization -- -- The; title: Fifteen Passenger Bill of 1879 -- -- The; title: twenty-year exclusion debate in the Senate -- -- The; title: twenty-year exclusion debate in the House of Representatives -- -- The; title: ten-year exclusion legislation of 1882 -- -- The; title: amendments of 1884 -- -- The; title: Scott Act of 1888 -- -- The; title: Geary Act of 1892 -- -- The; title: 1902 extension --; title: Permanent law, 1904 --; title: Repeal ---- Epilogue.