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4. The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act excluded Chinese laborers from immigrating to America. When was the law repealed?
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The correct answer is (c) Although the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was repealed in 1943, strict quotas remained in place until the Immigration Reform Act of 1965, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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 President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Immigration Reform Act into law in 1965 at New York's Statue of Liberty. Photo Credit: LBJ Library and Museum |