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Why were Chinese immigrants targeted by the Chinese Exclusion Act? (1 point)(1 point)

They were treated better by employers than their White counterparts.

They suffered growing discrimination.

They populated urban spaces.

They were wealthier than other Americans.

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They suffered growing discrimination.

(Chinese immigrants were scapegoated as economic and cultural threats, leading to widespread anti-Chinese sentiment and the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.)