The Laws Summary

A series of policies and laws enacted by the United States Government are presented. The first laws summarized date from 1868 and the final laws summarized date to 1978. All of the policies and laws presented deal with immigration in one form or another. The chapter lists approximately thirty-five major governmental events in the history of immigration practice, with an especial emphasis on the way these laws and policies were implemented to exclude Chinese immigrants. Additionally, some relevant court cases are briefly discussed.

The Laws Analysis

The chapter details the legalistic means by which Chinese were driven out of the United States of America and the immigration policies, which prevented Chinese from legally entering that country. The author refers to these laws, together with their practical effects, as 'The Driving Out' and provides rough census estimates of Chinese living in the United States...