December 17, 1943 · Washington, D.C.

Magnuson Act Repeals Chinese Exclusion

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Congress repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act, allowing a small immigration quota and naturalization for Chinese immigrants.

Sources

history.state.gov history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/chinese-exclusion-act-repeal
immigrationhistory.org immigrationhistory.org/item/1943-repeal-of-chinese-exclusion

Also on December 17

December 17, 1944 history

Mass Exclusion Orders Rescinded

The Army issued Public Proclamation 21, rescinding the mass exclusion orders effective Jan 2, 1945, and allowing most Japanese Americans to return to the West Coast-announced the day before the Supreme Court's Korematsu and Endo rulings. (Shares Dec 17 with the 1943 Magnuson Act.)