The Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943, also known as the Magnuson Act, was an immigration law proposed by U.S. Representative (later Senator) Warren G. Magnuson of Washington and signed into law on December 17, 1943, in the United States.[1] It allowed Chinese immigration for the first time since the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, and permitted some Chinese immigrants already residing in the country to become naturalized citizens. However, in many states, Chinese Americans (mostly immigrants but sometimes U.S. citizens) were denied property-ownership rights either by law or de facto until the Magnuson Act itself was fully repealed in 1965.[2]
Magnuson Act
Long title
An Act to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Acts, to establish quotas, and for other purposes.
This act is the first legislation since 1870 which relaxed racial and national immigration barriers in the United States and started the way to the completely non-racial immigration legislation and policy of the late 1960s.
The Magnuson Act was passed on December 17, 1943, two years after the Republic of China became an official allied nation of the United States in World War II. Although considered a positive development by many, it was still restrictive, limiting Chinese immigrants to an annual quota of 105 new entry visas. The quota was determined according to the National Origins Formula prescribed by the Immigration Act of 1924, which set immigration quotas on countries subject to the law as a fraction of 150,000 in proportion to the number of inhabitants of that nationality residing in the United States as of the 1920 census, which for China was determined to be 0.07%, or 105 per annum.[3][4] Chinese immigration later increased with the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which abolished the National Origins Formula.[5][6][7]
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^Peters, Peters; Woolley, John T. "Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Statement on Signing the Bill to Repeal the Chinese Exclusion Laws.," December 17, 1943". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
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magnuson, this, article, about, chinese, exclusion, repeal, 1975, federal, dealing, with, consumer, warranties, magnuson, moss, warranty, 1976, federal, governing, marine, fisheries, management, magnuson, stevens, fishery, conservation, management, 1950, marit. This article is about the Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act For the 1975 U S federal law dealing with consumer warranties see Magnuson Moss Warranty Act For the 1976 U S federal law governing marine fisheries management see Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act For the Magnuson Act of 1950 see Maritime security USCG The Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943 also known as the Magnuson Act was an immigration law proposed by U S Representative later Senator Warren G Magnuson of Washington and signed into law on December 17 1943 in the United States 1 It allowed Chinese immigration for the first time since the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and permitted some Chinese immigrants already residing in the country to become naturalized citizens However in many states Chinese Americans mostly immigrants but sometimes U S citizens were denied property ownership rights either by law or de facto until the Magnuson Act itself was fully repealed in 1965 2 Magnuson ActLong titleAn Act to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Acts to establish quotas and for other purposes Acronyms colloquial CERANicknamesChinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943Enacted bythe 78th United States CongressEffectiveDecember 17 1943CitationsPublic lawPub L Tooltip Public Law United States 78 199Statutes at Large57 Stat 600CodificationActs repealedChinese Exclusion ActTitles amended8 U S C Aliens and NationalityU S C sections amended8 U S C ch 7 262 297 amp 299Legislative historyIntroduced in the House as H R 3070 by Warren Magnuson D WA on October 7 1943Committee consideration by House Immigration and Naturalization Senate Immigration and NaturalizationPassed the House on October 21 1943 Passed Passed the Senate on November 26 1943 Passed Signed into law by President Franklin D Roosevelt on December 17 1943This act is the first legislation since 1870 which relaxed racial and national immigration barriers in the United States and started the way to the completely non racial immigration legislation and policy of the late 1960s The Magnuson Act was passed on December 17 1943 two years after the Republic of China became an official allied nation of the United States in World War II Although considered a positive development by many it was still restrictive limiting Chinese immigrants to an annual quota of 105 new entry visas The quota was determined according to the National Origins Formula prescribed by the Immigration Act of 1924 which set immigration quotas on countries subject to the law as a fraction of 150 000 in proportion to the number of inhabitants of that nationality residing in the United States as of the 1920 census which for China was determined to be 0 07 or 105 per annum 3 4 Chinese immigration later increased with the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 which abolished the National Origins Formula 5 6 7 References edit nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act Peters Peters Woolley John T Franklin D Roosevelt Statement on Signing the Bill to Repeal the Chinese Exclusion Laws December 17 1943 The American Presidency Project University of California Santa Barbara An Unnoticed Struggle PDF Japanese American Citizens League 2008 Archived from the original PDF on 2010 06 13 Retrieved 2014 02 05 Beaman Middleton July 1924 CURRENT LEGISLATION The Immigration Act of 1924 American Bar Association Journal 10 7 American Bar Association 490 492 JSTOR 25709038 Retrieved October 18 2021 Immigration Emigration and Citizenship PDF Statistical Abstract of the United States 1944 45 66th ed Washington D C U S Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census 107 120 October 1945 Archived from the original PDF on July 15 2021 Retrieved October 18 2022 Comparison of Asian Populations during the Exclusion Years PDF Retrieved 2014 02 05 Chang Iris 2003 The Chinese in America New York Viking ISBN 0 670 03123 2 page needed Wei William The Chinese American Experience An Introduction HarpWeek Archived from the original on 2014 01 26 Retrieved 2014 02 05 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Magnuson Act amp oldid 1218544035, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
