Pros And Cons Of Chinese Immigration To The United States
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1American objections to Chinese immigration took many forms and generally stemmed from economics and cultural tensions, as well as ethnic discrimination. most Chinese laborer who came to united states did so in order to send money back to china to support their families there at the same time, they also had to repay loans to the Chinese merchants who paved there passages to America. These financial pressure left them little choice but to work for whatever wages they could. 2Non-Chinese laborer often required much higher wages to support their families in United States. The citizens of American had stronger political standing so they would always bargain for more wages. They also had no worry about paying debt back. the big business or owner would hire the Chinese and…show more content… Like any other immigrants the Chinese chose to live in their own neighborhood. Tales spread of china town as places where large number of Chinese were assembling to visit prostitutes, smoke opium or gamble and not follow the Christian rules which the United States of America was governed by. 1Many Americans advocated anti-Chinese legislation that admitted Chinese into the United States lowered the cultural and moral standards of American society. Other used overtly racist argument for limiting immigration from East Asia, and expressed concern about the irrigating of American racial composition. If the politician had not stop this soon there would be a chance of up rise among the citizens In 1880, the haze administration appointed United States diplomat James B. 1Angell to negotiate a new treaty with china. The resulting angel treaty permitted the United States to restrict, but not completely prohibit, Chinese immigration in 1882. Congress passed exclusion act, which per the term ten years. 1The act also required every Chinese person traveling in or out of country to carry a certificate identifying his or hers status as a