Read the quote from the Chinese Exclusion Act.
What was the government saying about Chinese
immigrants?

As discontent against the Chinese people rose in the United States, it was hard for the government to reconcile American sentiments and result was the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Explanation:

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first major statute limiting immigration of particular ethnic groups into the United States. It was a reaction to a native retaliation against Chinese immigration on the United States West Coast. A group of American workers thought that the Chinese were competing unfairly, arguing that they had been brought into the country to provide cheap labor.

by creating a labor shortage that pushed the continent toward a market economy