Speech #780122524

And when the 10year exclusion law was renewed in 1892. still more restrictive features were adopted. In 1902 Congress renewed for an indefinite period all the laws prohibiting and regulating the coming of Chinese. Upon the refusal of China to continue the then existing treaty after 1904. Congress on April 27. 1904. again reenacted. "extending and continuing without modification. limitation. or condition." all restrictive laws then in force. The Immigration Act of February 5. 1917. did not disturb the Chinese Exclusion Act but added virtually all other Asiatics to the excluded classes by geographical definition of a barred zone. The restricted area thus established added to the excluded classes the natives of India. Siam.