California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill 21, 150 years ago, began to formally recognize the persecution of Chinese immigrants and apologized, the apology for the Chinese immigrant bill has since become a California statute. State Assemblyman Paul Fong said that the proposal by the case has significant symbolic meaning, he and lawmakers future cooperation, the U.S. government official discrimination against the Chinese in 1882 through the "Chinese Exclusion Act" apology. What "Chinese Exclusion Act" What? What it also has a historical background?

◎ ACR42 　　
Chinese state legislators in California under the proposal Fong, California Governor Arnold has signed a bill numbered ACR42, then sailed the seas for Chinese immigrants to California have experienced persecution, a formal apology. Fong stressed that a formal apology not only for the Chinese people have a special significance in California, the United States today also highlights the different ethnic groups have taken on the openness and inclusiveness.
 　　
◎ California government operations through the Chinese Exclusion Act "Chinese Exclusion Act" is the United States in the May 6, 1882 signed a bill. It is based in 1880 on "Bolingaimu Treaty" (en: Burlingame Treaty) amendments enacted to allow the United States suspend immigration, and anti-Chinese movement from this moment. The Chinese Exclusion Act was precisely through the State of California was passed in the parliament, because it was Chinese immigrants mainly concentrated in California. The California law even when the Chinese may not have strict regulations houses, limiting Chinese and intermarriage, the Chinese have no right to testify in court and other discriminatory provisions.
　　

◎ Chinese immigrants America has a long history 　　
as early as 1815, California had records of Chinese immigrants, but the first large-scale Chinese emigration began in the California gold rush of 1848, when the United States is considered Jinshan, these immigrants Most of the work on the railway and mining. 1870s, the United States suffered a severe economic depression, fueling anti-American attitudes, as compared to whites, the Chinese can accept lower wage jobs, U.S. labor groups denigration of Chinese workers as "cheap slave labor," finally led to hostility against the Chinese community . 1882 United States through the Chinese Exclusion Act, suspend the acceptance of new immigrants from China for 10 years and have lived in the United States banned the Chinese enjoyed citizenship. This implementation of the 1892 Act, the 1902 Act to become permanent. 1917 This bill extends to other Asian countries restrict immigration, including the Middle East and India.
　　

◎ Chinese Exclusion Act impact tragic history of Chinese immigrants to write the next 　　
Chinese Exclusion Act significant impact on Chinese immigrants, the Chinese were limited to living in the so-called isolation Chinatown, in order to reduce the number of Chinese in the United States, the Chinese woman is forbidden object, 1890 Chinese men and women ratio is 27 to 1. In addition, all Chinese immigrants must carry an identity card to prove legal residency status. Chinese people often because authorities to review the authenticity of immigration documents were detained asylum, from a few days to a few weeks, months or even years, a lot of people, this history is the tragic history of Chinese immigrants.

　　
◎ 1943 Act repealed years ranked China 　　
since 1930 after the Chinese immigration policy began loosening restrictions on May 26, 1924 before the Chinese wife married to a U.S. citizen, in 1930, began to be allowed to enter the United States. In 1935, World War I veteran was granted U.S. citizenship Asians. December 17, 1943 Congress repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Chinese in the United States were allowed to naturalized U.S. citizenship, the United States formally provides for an annual quota of 105 to the Chinese people's immigration system. Over 60 years, with the name of the Chinese Exclusion Act, a reasonable difference discriminatory practices of the Chinese, finally drew a line.

　　
But while Chinese immigrants begin again, but limited ridiculous low immigration quotas, resulting in a small number of immigrants, this situation lasted until 1965 Immigration Act abolished national immigration quotas and prohibit racial, gender, nationality, birth , the residence grounds, difference discrimination immigrants.
 　　
◎ apology bill will help future generations to understand the history of Chinese immigrants struggle to sign an apology now California bill, has a special significance for the Chinese. Sponsors Fong said the Chinese American community is now no longer then the feeling of being discriminated against their ancestors, but the requirements of California through the legislative process and the federal government to apologize, you will be logged in the history textbooks that will help future generations through official channels, to understand to the Chinese in the United States a history of struggle.