The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act (CEA) was passed by the U.S. Congress as an answer to
A. increased White resentment of Chinese laborers and competition after the 1873 economic depression.
B. immoral, lewd, and debauched practices such as men marrying "picture brides," the mail to gain passports for them or bringing prostitutes for brothels.
C. the over population in Hawaii and western states. completion of the railroads and the closure of the mining industry.
D. increase immigration quotas for Japanese, Filipinos, and Koreans.