Compare the chinese exclusion act of the gilded age to operation wetback of the post wwii era.

The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) was aimed at stopping the immigration of Chinese laborers into American society. One of the main aims of this law was to maintain "racial purity." This act effectively stopped Chinese immigration into the US for a decade.

Operation Wetback was focused on keeping Mexican laborers out of the United States. This program, implemented in 1954, negatively effected many American citizens. This is because anyone suspected of being a Mexican immigrant could be deported without the chance to prove their citizenship.

In both of these laws, the policies were discriminating against a specific group of people. Along with this, the aim was to stop the immigration of these workers. This was due to the concerns of white American citizens that were scared these individuals would take their jobs.