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Citizenship to, quote, any alien being a free white person. in the early 1800s with new migration roots came new racism towards chinese migrants passing the chinese exclusion act of 1882 barring all chinese immigrants. something called the gentleman's agreement with japan in 1907 limited the entry of japanese immigrants. things only started to get marginally better during the civil rights era when national origin quotas were abolished. even supporters of that change like ed kennedy said, don't worry, the ethnic mix of this country will not be upset. fast forward to our continuing failure to se...

Quickly. >> americans feared for their jobs. >> this idea that they're coming here to take over. they're taking the best gold mines. they're taking the best jobs. they're working in the factories. they're displacing us in the mills. if we continue to allow these invasions of these immigrants, the entire country will be overrun. >> in 1882 the u.s. government responded to those fears with racist legislation, the chinese exclusion act. and for the first time in american history the doors closed on a population because of where they were from. chinese immigrants who were already in the u.s. becam...

Taking the best gold mines, they're taking the best jobs, they're working in the factors, they're displacing us in the mills. if we continue to allow these invasions of these immigrants, the entire country will be overrun. >> in 1882, the u.s. government responded to those fears with racist legislation. the chinese exclusion act. and for the first time in american history, the doors closed on a population because of where they were from. chinese immigrants who were already in the u.s. became the target of vicious attacks. >> people show up on the chinese settlement en masse with pitch forks an...

Coming here to take over, they are taking the best gold mines, they are taking the best jobs and working in the factories and displacing us in the mills. if we continue to allow these invasions of these immigrants, the entire country will be overrun. >> in 1882 the u.s. government responded to those fears with racist legislation, the chinese exclusion act, and for the first time in american history the doors closed on a population because of where they were from. chinese immigrants who are already in the u.s. became the target of vicious attacks. >> people show up on the chinese settlement in ...

California. >> i want to bring in now lisa ling, host of "this is life." the new season premiers tonight. so good to see you again, lisa. so your first episode actually looks at the recent rise in anti-asian hate crimes around the country and how it's rooted in a long history discrimination against asian americans. here's a preview. >> in 1882, the u.s. government responded to those fears with racist legislation, the chinese exclusion act and for the first time in american history the doors closed on a population because of where they were from. chinese immigrants who were already in the u.s. ...