“What do they teach in schools these days? We’re going to have a nation of creationists with no grasp of history.” “Then I suppose it’s lucky you’re tutoring me.” “Yes. Well,” Will said uncertainly before settling into lecturing mode. “The Chinese Exclusion Act was a law designed to keep more Chinese from coming here once they’d finished building our railroads. They couldn’t bring their families over. They weren’t protected by our laws. They were on their own.” “Doesn’t sound terribly American.” “On the contrary, it’s very American,” Will said bitterly.
