• How does the Mayor justify extending the exclusion of immigrants from China?
• According to the Mayor of San Francisco, what was the state of affairs in California prior to the exclusion of immigrants from China?
• How does the Mayor justify extending the exclusion of immigrants from China?
• How does the Mayor characterize “the Chinese?”
• Why do you suppose the original Exclusion Act had a ten-year limit?
• Does the language in this document resonate with contemporary attitudes toward immigrants? Why or why not?