This week, a shippment of chinese immigrants was intercepted in Seattle, WA. The 22 chinese let themselves out of a cargo container which had been used to sumggle them into the United States. 18 men and 4 women were in their 20's and 30's and none seemed to be suffering from any ailments caused by their journey. It will take several days to determine the future, possible deportation, of the group. The comapny who shipped the cargo, wether known or not by them, would not respond for comment. This may seem somewhat racist, but the chinese thing got me thinking about the Chinese Exclusion Act.

On May 6, 1882, the Chinese Exculsion Act was signed, banning Chinese workers for the next ten years from entering the U.S. The law was apssed in response to the large influx of chinese moving to the midwest United States, looking for jobs on the railroads. It was the first immigration act banning a specific ethnic group. The law has since long been repealed. Today it is against United States foriegn policy for any ethnic group, wether racial of religious to be denied access to life in the United States (legally). The law however was in place for long enough, and so long ago that today it still remains in the U.S. Consitution, voided.