Which term applies to the group of people qualified to vote in the united states?

It might be registered voters .  These are citizens of the United States of America.  These days it is a very complicated affair as some favor giving illegals the right to vote.  This would complicate matters in America since many oppose this bill.  

in the 1800s, chinese workers migrated to the united states, first to work in the gold mines, but also to take agricultural jobs, and factory work, especially in the garment industry. chinese immigrants were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the american west, and as chinese laborers grew successful in the united states, a number of them became entrepreneurs in their own right. as the numbers of chinese laborers increased, so did the strength of anti-chinese sentiment among other workers in the american economy. this finally resulted in legislation that aimed to limit future immigration of chinese workers to the united states, and threatened to sour diplomatic relations between the united states and china.