Luke Skywalker
Super Moderator
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The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first federal law to ban immigration to the U.S. based on nationality. It prevented Chinese laborers and their families from entering the country. It also gave rise to fake documents. The law was repealed in 1943. But 70 years later, many Chinese-American families are still piecing together the true identities of their ancestors.