Question

in the 1880s, congress proposed the chinese exclusion act, which
limited chinese immigration to five thousand a year.
was strongly opposed by nativist groups.
was debated in the house but did not pass.
stopped chinese immigration for a period.

Explanation:

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 (not the 1880s as in the first option) was the first significant law restricting immigration in the United States. It stopped Chinese immigration for a period (it was initially for ten years and then extended). Nativist groups actually supported it as they were anti - Chinese. It did pass.

Answer:

stopped Chinese immigration for a period.