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August 16, 2019 | Jeff Schechtman

Tags: Chinese Exclusion Act, immigration, xenophobia

America’s Long History of Hating Immigrants

Reading Time: 15 minutes A look at how things like the Chinese Exclusion Act, eugenics, and white America’s desire for racial purity have historically been far worse than what we are seeing today — at least so far.

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