Foreign Policy, National Identity, and Citizenship: The Roosevelt White House and the Expediency of Repeal.

Discusses the role of the administration of former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) in efforts to repeal U.S. laws prohibiting individuals of Chinese descent from immigrating to the country. Information on the moral subtext of the economic argument used against Chinese immigration in the late 19th century; Analysis of the conflict between domestic policy and the aims of U.S. foreign policy in relation to the issue; Implications of the support given by FDR to the repeal.