Which immigrant group faced the greatest degree of discrimination in the united states, to the extent that their immigration to the u. s. was prohibited in the late 1800s? a. chinese b. germans c. irish d. swedish?

When the U.S Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882, it made it illegal for any immigrant of Chinese descent to enter the country. Other groups of European descent, like the Germans, Irish, and Swedish did not face such harsh discrimination.

equal pay act of 1963. the equal pay act, signed in to law by president john f. kennedy on june 10, 1963, was one of the first federal anti-discrimination laws that addressed wage differences based on gender. they felt that this would prevent employers from undercutting future wages for men.