Laws harsh as tigers : Chinese immigrants and the shaping of modern immigration law /

Salyer, Lucy E.

Laws harsh as tigers : Chinese immigrants and the shaping of modern immigration law / Lucy E. Salyer. - Chapel Hill ; London : University of North Carolina Press, c1995. - xix, 338 p : ill ; 25 cm. - Studies in legal history . - Studies in legal history .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-324) and index.

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United States. Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization --History.


Emigration and immigration law--History.--United States
Chinese--Legal status, laws, etc--History.--United States
Administrative discretion--History.--United States