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Mar. 1875 – Page Law Toughens Penalties for Transporting Asians to the United States

Posted on January 30, 2017 by ProCon.org

With the Page Law, anyone who imported Chinese prositutes and anyone who “shall take, or cause to be taken or transported, to or from the United States any subject of China, Japan, or any oriental country, without their free and voluntary consent, for the purpose of holding them to a term of service” was subject to a fine of up to $2,000 and up to one year in jail.

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ProCon.org. "Mar. 1875 – Page Law Toughens Penalties for Transporting Asians to the United States." ProCon.org. Last modified on January 30, 2017. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://immigration.procon.org/timeline-events/mar-1875-page-law-toughens-penalties-for-transporting-asians-to-the-united-states/