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1、IV112THCONGRESS2DSESSIONH.RES.683ExpressingtheregretoftheHouseofRepresentativesforthepassageoflawsthatadverselyaffectedtheChineseintheUnitedStates,includingtheChineseExclusionAct.INTHEHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVESJUNE8,2012Ms.CHU(forherself,Mr.SMITHofTexas,Mr.HONDA,Mr.ISSA,Mr.BUR-TONofIndiana,Mr.CLAY,Ms
2、.LEEofCalifornia,Mr.GRIJALVA,Mr.SCHIFF,andMr.JACKSONofIllinois)submittedthefollowingresolution;whichwasreferredtotheCommitteeontheJudiciaryRESOLUTIONExpressingtheregretoftheHouseofRepresentativesforthepassageoflawsthatadverselyaffectedtheChineseintheUnitedStates,includingtheChineseExclusionAct.Wh
3、ereasmanyChinesecametotheUnitedStatesinthe19thand20thcenturies,asdidpeoplefromothercoun-tries,insearchoftheopportunitytocreateabetterlife;WhereastheUnitedStatesratifiedtheBurlingameTreatyonOctober19,1868,whichpermittedthefreemovementoftheChinesepeopleto,from,andwithintheUnitedStatesandmadeChinaa‘
4、‘mostfavorednation’’;Whereasin1878,theHouseofRepresentativespassedares-olutionrequestingthatPresidentRutherfordB.HayesVerDateMar15201023:01Jun11,2012Jkt019200PO00000Frm00001Fmt6652Sfmt6300E:BILLSHR683.IHHR683mstockstillonDSK4VPTVN1PRODwithBILLS2renegotiatetheBurlingameTreatysoCongresscouldlimit
5、ChineseimmigrationtotheUnitedStates;Whereas,onFebruary22,1879,theHouseofRepresenta-tivespassedtheFifteenPassengerBill,whichonlyper-mitted15ChinesepassengersonanyshipcomingtotheUnitedStates;Whereas,onMarch1,1879,PresidentHayesvetoedtheFif-teenPassengerBillasbeingincompatiblewiththeBur-lingameTreat
6、y;Whereas,onMay9,1881,theUnitedStatesratifiedtheAngellTreaty,whichallowedtheUnitedStatestosus-pend,butnotprohibit,immigrationofChineselaborers,declaredthat‘‘ChineselaborerswhoarenowintheUnitedStatesshallbeallowedtogoandcomeoftheirownfreewill,’’andreaffirmedthatChinesepersonspos-sessed‘‘alltherigh
7、ts,privileges,immunities,andexemp-tionswhichareaccordedtothecitizensandsubjectsofthemostfavorednation’’;WhereastheHouseofRepresentativespassedlegislationthatadverselyaffectedChinesepersonsintheUnitedStatesandlimitedthe
