All but one were allowed in the nation. The steps toward the turn of the 20th century were massive economic growth in the United States and massive amounts of people coming in and out of the United States. The United States started to grow in population as the years went on because of the liberties advertised in the United States which started an influx in population and aided in the growth of Chinese immigrants. This eventually built a bond with the U.S. and China until the Panic of 1873, an economic depression that affected the U.S. until 1880. Due to racial discrimination and the melting pots of cultures, races, and religions, Chinese immigration was eventually restricted which made it extremely difficult for Chinese citizens to immigrate to the United States for jobs, which …show more content…
Four years after the Panic of 1873, racism got a hold of Chinese businesses and people began to damage Chinese-owned property and injure many Chinese Americans. A Pioneer Laundry Workers Flyer, written in 1878 in Washington D.C., emphasized this by promoting their business by saying “We say in conclusion that the Chinamen take labor from our country without returning the prosperity to our land the way the labor of our labor does to our glorious country”(Doc A). It can be inferred that society believed that the “Chinese men” who came to the country “stole” labor from the country, this left many people to believe that the reason why many people were jobless was because of the vast amount of Chinese people applying for jobs and working for these jobs which became “inexhaustible” to the businessmen. Chinese Americans would argue back by saying that they wouldn’t be in this situation if the Chinese were allowed to enjoy the liberties of this country and the privileges that come from it if they were treated the same as any other race that enters this country (Doc