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A "Chinese Wall" at the Nation's Borders: Justice Stephen Field A "Chinese Wall" at the Nation's Borders: Justice Stephen Field
and The Chinese Exclusion Case and The Chinese Exclusion Case
Polly J. Price
Emory University School of Law
, pprice@emory.edu
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Polly J. Price,
A Chinese Wall at the Nation's Borders: Justice Stephen Field and the Chinese Exclusion
Case
, 43 J. Sup. CT. Hist. 7 (2018).
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The Chinese Exclusion Case
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Risking their lives because of harsh winters and perilous working conditions, 12,000 Chinese immigrants
constructed the western section of the Transcontinental Rai I road. They earned one third less than other
workers and were given the most difficult and dangerous jobs. Upon the completion of tracks in 1869, railroad
interests no longer lobbied for Chinese labor, allowing Congress to restrict further Chinese immigration.
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Wong Kim Ark, a cook, was born in San Francisco in 1873 to parents who had emigrated from China but were
not U.S. citizens. In November 1894, Wong sailed to China for a temporary visit, but when he returned in
August 1895, he was detained at the Port of San Francisco by the Collector of Customs, who denied him
permission to enter the country, arguing that Wong was not a U.S. citizen because his parents were Chinese.
Wong (pictured in 1904) was confined for five months on steamships off the coast of San Francisco while he
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The Geo Dee company advertised its new washers in 1886 by exploiting anti-Chinese sentiment and touting
that its washers could replace Chinese launderers. Chinese immigrants began setting up laundries in the
1850s because the work required no special skills or venture capital and Americans considered it undesirable
work. By the 1870s, Chinese laundries were operating in all U.S. towns with Chinese populations.
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