Editing Chinese Americans (section)

=== Illegal immigration ===
{{Further|Scott Act (1888)|Geary Act}}

Before 1882, there were no limits on immigration to the United States, but with the [[Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882|Chinese Exclusion Act]], for the first time in American history immigration was deemed illegal. This legislation was partially repealed in 1943 with the [[Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act|Magnuson Act]], and only fully repealed in 1965. The history of [[Illegal immigration to the United States|illegal immigration]] of Chinese people to the United States go back to the 19th century.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lipin |first=Michael |date=28 June 2016 |title=US Media Scrutinize Wave of Chinese Migrants Illegally Crossing From Mexico |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/us-media-scrutinize-wave-of-chinese-migrants-illegally-crossing-from-mexico/3395048.html |work=Voice of America News |access-date=1 March 2018 |archive-date=2 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302163906/https://www.voanews.com/a/us-media-scrutinize-wave-of-chinese-migrants-illegally-crossing-from-mexico/3395048.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Smuggling of immigrants without authorization increased during 1990s following policy changes by the American government, but by the 21st century some have returned to China due to its growing economy.<ref>{{cite news |last=Xiaoqing |first=Rong |date=4 January 2017 |title=The Fading American Dreams of China's Most Notorious 'Snakehead' |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/01/04/the-fading-american-dreams-of-chinas-most-notorious-snakehead-sister-ping-illegal-immigration-school-retrospective-smuggling/ |work=Foreign Policy |location=Washington, DC |access-date=1 March 2018 |archive-date=2 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302163938/http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/01/04/the-fading-american-dreams-of-chinas-most-notorious-snakehead-sister-ping-illegal-immigration-school-retrospective-smuggling/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By 2017, it is estimated that more than a quarter million immigrants reside in the United States without authorization from China.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yee |first1=Vivian |last2=Davis |first2=Kenan |last3=Patel |first3=Jugal K. |date=6 March 2017 |title=Here's the Reality About Illegal Immigrants in the United States |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/03/06/us/politics/undocumented-illegal-immigrants.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=1 March 2018 |archive-date=29 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629024527/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/03/06/us/politics/undocumented-illegal-immigrants.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, there were about 39,000 Chinese nationals who were supposed to be [[Deportation and removal from the United States|deported]]; however, the People's Republic of China government had not provided paperwork to verify their citizenship.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hasenball |first1=Mark |last2=Reid |first2=Tim |title=Exclusive – U.S. to China: Take back your undocumented immigrants |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-deportations-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-to-china-take-back-your-undocumented-immigrants-idUSKCN0RB0D020150911 |work=Reuters |date=10 September 2015 |access-date=1 March 2018 |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326125513/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-deportations-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-to-china-take-back-your-undocumented-immigrants-idUSKCN0RB0D020150911 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, China was described as having become one of the leading sources of new immigrants without authorization.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wang |first=Hansi Lo |date=25 April 2017 |title=Mexicans No Longer Make Up Majority of Immigrants in U.S. Illegally |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/04/25/525563818/mexicans-no-longer-make-up-majority-of-immigrants-in-u-s-illegally |work=The Two-Way |publisher=NPR |access-date=1 March 2018 |archive-date=2 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302104046/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/04/25/525563818/mexicans-no-longer-make-up-majority-of-immigrants-in-u-s-illegally |url-status=live }}<br />{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Mexicans, Chinese among 30 illegal immigrants arrested by Border Patrol outside new San Diego smuggling tunnel |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/mexicans-chinese-among-30-illegal-immigrants-arrested-by-border-patrol-outside-new-san-diego-smuggling-tunnel/ |publisher=Fox News Channel |date=27 August 2017 |access-date=1 March 2018 |archive-date=2 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302163904/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/27/smuggling-tunnel-found-in-san-diego-30-people-detained.html |url-status=live }}<br />{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Kristina |date=25 September 2017 |title=Growing number of Chinese immigrants smuggled through San Diego border |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/immigration/sd-me-chinese-smuggling-20170923-story.html |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |access-date=1 March 2018 |archive-date=2 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302105424/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/immigration/sd-me-chinese-smuggling-20170923-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>