In May of 1882, Congress codified these fears into law by passing the Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned Chinese people from ...

They performed the most arduous and dangerous work despite racism, lower pay than white workers, curtailed food rations, and threats of violence from white railroad bosses. But in the famous 1869 ...

Now, with promises of mass deportation from the Trump administration, many academics see history is poised to repeat itself. ...

Chinese immigrants moved to America in search of work, including jobs in railroad construction, but faced severe discrimination, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act. At the same time, the fictional ...

The United States was born welcoming immigrants ... Act of 1882 fueled by labor opposition to Chinese migrants working on the transcontinental railroad. The Founding Fathers championed open ...

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A woman known infamously as the “Bourbon Street Hustler” is being probed as a suspect in the death of beloved Super Bowl reporter Adan Manzano. Danette Colbert, a 48-year-old with an alleged history ...

Until the 1870s, there were no federal laws enforced to restrict immigration. But rising unemployment in California during that decade led white workers to accuse Chinese immigrants of stealing ...

In other words, the order doesn't just apply to children born to undocumented immigrants. "Lawful but temporary" status includes people "on a student, work, or tourist visa," according to the ...

Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters Undocumented immigrants and their California families braced for the worst — and many told CalMatters they would go underground — as newly sworn-in President Donald ...

A cross is reflected in glass panels at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, on Oct. 14. Photo: Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images ...