Case
of the Chinese Wife (1884)(Sawyer,
J.)
nFor Sawyer, what is
the dreaded consequence of allowing
a Chinese wife entry based upon her husband’s
certificate?
nIf such Chinese
laborer has a right to bring into the
country with him a wife who has never been here before, he must, upon similar grounds, be entitled to bring with him all his minor children; and, under this right, the number of Chinese laborers who are entitled to come to the United States will be greatly extended beyond the number who can enter by virtue of their own individual rights.