Question

On what grounds did Justice David J. Brewer dissent from the majority opinion in the case of Fong Yue Ting (1893) that authorized the federal government to expel Chinese aliens without due process of law?

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

• The Chinese Exclusion Act was a law for immigrants implemented in 1882 that kept Chinese workers from moving to the United States.

• The Chinese Exclusion Act was the principal migration law that avoided a whole ethnic gathering. It likewise rejected Chinese nationals from qualification for United States citizenship.

• David J Brewer stressed that a comparable method of reasoning could be utilized later on to subvert the rights to fair treatment of other individuals.