What does CEA stand for?

Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Thanks to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, some were detained there for months on end.

Wall poetry tells story of immigration

But the majority were Chinese, and they were subject to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, held for weeks and months while their cases were appealed.

Budget cuts threaten 'Ellis Island of the West'

The station was built on Angel Island, a short boat ride from San Francisco, to help enforce the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and other laws aimed at curbing immigration at a time when Americans were worried about immigrants stealing jobs and depressing wages.

US immigration history preserved on Angel Island

This sentiment was turned into law with the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which, for the first time in the nation's history, created the category of "illegal" immigrants.

No human being is illegal

That bias was codified into law with the popular Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.

Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America

Asian-exclusion statutes, beginning with the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, were enacted well into the present century.

Immigrant nation: a mixed history

US immigration history preserved on Angel Island

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first race-based immigration act.

Old fears over new faces; Understanding Immigration ; A Historical ...