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Waiting on the steps of an Angel Island building

Many of the things that held the immigrants back were the laws and acts applied by the U.S. government. People's negative attitudes towards the Chinese started to gain influence on the decisions made in the courts. All of this anger erupted due to the many Chinese immigrants taking over the job market. The jealous Americans cried in protest and spread rumors about how the Chinese immigrants could bring in different diseases or how the crimes rates would go up, although this was proven not to be true. Through Unions and higher ranked positions in society, the Chinese spirit weakened as the laws banning them began to take affect.

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Laws/Acts: Laws and Acts applied by the US Government that affected immigration

Courts: Examples of cases where the government was challenged by Asian Americans

Loophole: Explanation of what some immigrants did to get around the Chinese Exclusion Act