Pun Chi Letter To Congress Analysis

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The legal and political reforms Pun Chi suggested is very realistic, all he want is fair treatment for his people in the mines as well as in society. Pun Chi is asking congress to look at the Chinese immigrants as human beings who deserves to be treated with respect. He’s not asking for money or anything that would put his people above anyone else. Protection for the mine workers and receiving Chinese testimony is two of the few suggestions Pun Chi ask for in his letter to congress. It is sad when you have to ask a nation to treat you like a human being I thought that was something we all deserve.

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