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Humans Across Borders: U.S. Exclusion Policy Leads to Smuggling of Chinese Immigrants
Document 5
Vocabulary
Acknowledges: To say one has received something.
Deportation/deport: Process of legally forcing someone to leave a country.
Apprehension: The capture or arrest of a suspect.
Aggregates: Sum total.
Document 5: Letter from the Commissioner-General of the Bureau of Immigration authorizing the Chinese Inspector in Charge in New York City to pay a reward for the arrest of twelve Chinese men. FRONT. (NRAN-85-CHINEXCL-19(1490)-17). NAIL Database, National Archives and Records Administration, www.archives.gov.
Document 5 Short-Answer Questions
- What government department and bureau did the letter come from?
- What was the date of the letter?
- What did the letter authorize?
- How much of a reward was given for each Chinese person who was deported?
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