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1、III112THCONGRESS1STSESSIONS.RES.201ExpressingtheregretoftheSenateforthepassageofdiscriminatorylawsagainsttheChineseinAmerica,includingtheChineseExclusionAct.INTHESENATEOFTHEUNITEDSTATESMAY26,2011Mr.BROWNofMassachusetts(forhimself,Mrs.FEINSTEIN,Mr.HATCH,Mrs.MURRAY,Mr.CARDI
2、N,Mr.RUBIO,Mr.AKAKA,Mr.KIRK,Mr.CARPER,Mr.COONS,andMr.HOEVEN)submittedthefollowingresolution;whichwasreferredtotheCommitteeontheJudiciaryOCTOBER6,2011Committeedischarged;considered,amended,andagreedtoRESOLUTIONExpressingtheregretoftheSenateforthepassageofdis-criminatorylaw
3、sagainsttheChineseinAmerica,includ-ingtheChineseExclusionAct.WhereasmanyChinesecametotheUnitedStatesinthe19thand20thcenturies,asdidpeoplefromothercoun-tries,insearchoftheopportunitytocreateabetterlifeforthemselvesandtheirfamilies;WhereasthecontributionsofpersonsofChinesed
4、escentintheagriculture,mining,manufacturing,construction,fishing,andcanningindustrieswerecriticaltoestab-lishingthefoundationsforeconomicgrowthintheNa-tion,particularlyinthewesternUnitedStates;VerDateMar15201020:27Oct07,2011Jkt019200PO00000Frm00001Fmt6652Sfmt6300E:BILLS
5、SR201.ATSSR201jlentinionDSK4TPTVN1PRODwithBILLS2WhereasUnitedStatesindustrialistsrecruitedthousandsofChineseworkerstoassistintheconstructionoftheNa-tion’sfirstmajornationaltransportationinfrastructure,theTranscontinentalRailroad;WhereasChineselaborers,whomadeupthemajority
6、ofthewesternportionoftherailroadworkforce,facedgruelinghoursandextremelyharshconditionsinordertolayhun-dredsofmilesoftrackandwerepaidsubstandardwages;Whereaswithoutthetremendouseffortsandtechnicalcon-tributionsoftheseChineseimmigrants,thecompletionofthisvitalnationalinfra
7、structurewouldhavebeenseri-ouslyimpeded;Whereasfromthemiddleofthe19thcenturythroughtheearly20thcentury,Chineseimmigrantsfacedracialos-tracismandviolentassaults,including—(1)the1887SnakeRiverMassacreinOregon,atwhich31Chineseminerswerekilled;and(2)numerousotherincidents,inc
8、ludingattacksonChineseimmigrantsinRockSprings,SanFrancisco,Ta-coma,andLosAngeles;WhereastheUnite
