Chinese immigrants to the United States suffered countless human rights violations. Chinese immigrants were hired to work dangerous jobs for little pay. The average wage for a Chinese laborer was as little as one or two dollars a day. Numerous Chinese laborers died building railroads or mining gold. The Chinese were taken advantage of because they were willing to work for any wage they were offered. The US government unfairly taxed Chinese immigrants and confiscated their lands at whim. Chinese immigrants were not allowed to marry white Americans or Europeans. Chinese were banned from entering the United States when the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed. The act also made the Chinese ineligible for citizenship. The Chinese were not given rights until after 1942.
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