In the late 1800’s, why did Congress pass restrictions on immigration from China?

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Okeydoke · Answer 1 · 2022-08-24T23:55:23+0000

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Many Americans on the West Coast attributed declining wages and economic ills to Chinese workers. Although the Chinese composed only . 002 percent of the nation's population, Congress passed the exclusion act to placate worker demands and assuage prevalent concerns about maintaining white "racial purity."

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