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A 19 page research paper that describes the head tax that the Canadian government imposed on Chinese immigration in order to curtail their number in the early part of the twentieth century. Two political cartoons on this subject are discussed and analyzed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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File: KL9_khhtchimg.doc
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Canadas Chinese Head Tax Research Compiled for The
Paper Store, Enterprises Inc. By - properly! Between 1885 and 1923, the Canadian government required that
all Chinese immigrants had to pay a "head tax," that is a tax that was imposed simply for entering the country. The Chinese head tax was patterned after the U.S.
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, as both of these legal instruments were based on a presumption of that Chinese should be treated as illegal immigrants (Mar 16). In both countries
Chinese were detained for questioning and held for indefinite periods, while European immigrants were admitted with minimal hindrance (Mar 16). The revenue that this tax provided was considerable and completely
racist in nature, as no similar tax was imposed on other immigrants groups, such as those from European countries. The following paper will explore the extent of Canadian racism against
Chinese immigrants, particularly focusing on the way in which nineteenth century Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the people of British Columbia viewed the Chinese. Then, two political cartoons from
the early twentieth century will be examined as a means for further exploring the popular sentiment of the time. RESEARCH The completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway greatly decreased
the demand for low-waged construction crews, which were largely comprised of Chinese immigrants. As the Canadian government shared the evaluation of the United States government that Chinese immigrants were not,
overall, desirable, legislation was enacted in 1885 that placed a head tax of $50 on all Chinese immigrants, as this was viewed as a strategy that slow down the number
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