Exchange Database

Geary Act Passed

This Act extended the Chinese Exclusion Act’s prohibition on Chinese immigration for another ten years (until 1902),
Outcomes: 
The act also required all Chinese and Chinese descendants in the United States to carry residence permits or face deportation. It stripped Chinese in the United States of additional legal rights.
Source: 

https://history.state.gov/countries/issues/china-us-relations

Government?: 
Yes
Type of Exchange: 
diplomatic
Partners: 
United States Government
Sponsor(s): 
United States Government
Participants (Types): 
American politicans
Exchange Date: 
Friday, January 1, 1892 to Wednesday, December 31, 1902
Continuing: 
No
Level of Government: 
national
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