The first immigration restriction legislation in the U.S. was directed toward

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The first immigration restriction legislation in the U.S. was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the United States for 10 years and was later extended. This was a response to the large number of Chinese immigrants who had come to the United States during the Gold Rush of the 1850s and later to work on the transcontinental railroad.

The First Immigration Restriction Legislation in the U