It was the first significant law restricting immigration into the united states. in the spring of 1882, the chinese exclusion act was passed by Congress and signed by President Chester A. Arthur. this act provided an absolute 10-year moratorium on chinese labor immigration.
The Chinese immigrated because they wanted to move to the U.S. and they wanted to go mining when the gold rush happened. It started in 1882 and lasted for ten years. It went from 1882-1892, if it went on for 10 years.
