Which sentence best paraphrases the excerpt?
The Chinese Exclusion Act was enacted in response to economic fears.
The Chinese Exclusion Act was influenced by native-born Americans’ fear of the Chinese.
Natural-born citizens in the US blamed Chinese immigrants for loss of jobs and lower wages.
Chinese workers were taking American jobs and causing wages to drop.
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The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed because native-born Americans were afraid that Chinese workers were taking away their jobs and driving down wages.
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