There were a very large number of local, state, and federal laws that were specifically aimed at disrupting the flow of Chinese and Japanese immigrants to the United States. Two of the major laws were the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and the 1907-1908 Gentleman’s Agreement. Although the laws had some differences, they were quite similar and had similar impacts on the immigrant population. The 1882, Congress enacted the Chinese Exclusion Act, which outlawed Chinese immigration. It …showed first 75 words of 507 total…

…showed last 75 words of 507 total…there was an understanding that women would be allowed to enter the U.S., and the Gentleman’s Agreement did not rescind that. The Chinese Exclusion Act and the Gentleman’s Agreement were quite similar with similar impacts on the immigrant population, although their names suggest otherwise. The Chinese Exclusion Act sounds very harsh, while the Gentleman’s Agreement sounds more genteel. Deceptive names aside, the two pieces of legislation were very much the same.