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First Border Patrol Established
Designed to stop asain workers from entering the U.S. through Mexico. -
Immigration Act of 1921
Restricts Southern and Eastern European immigration. -
Immigration Act of 1924
Establishes border stations designed to formerly admit Mexican workers, collect tax upon entry to the country and to halt the flow of other immigrant groups. -
Operation Wetback
Deports 3.8 million Mexicans -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
Outlaws knowingly hiring illegal workers and gets 3 million illegal immigrants started on the citizenship process. -
Attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon
These attacks forced officials to revise the immigration policy -
Department of Homeland Security established
This Department incorporates parts of 22 agencies focused on secuuring and managing the border. -
House Bill 4437 Passed
Invests $2.2 billion in a 700 mile wall along the Mexican border -
Senate Bill 2611 Passed
Calls for 300 miles of fencing, 500 miles of vehicle barriers and 2400 more border patrol officials a year until 2011