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Major issues, events, and legislation related to United States immigration
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Slavery Banned
US congress bans the Importation of slavery -
Irish Potatoe Famine
Potatoe Famine in Ireland results in increased immigration to the US -
Homestead Act
Offers 160 acres of free land to anyone who lives there for 5 years. Leads to a ruch of European immagrants -
Transcontinental Railroad Complete
The completion of the transcontinental railroad leads to easier travel across the US allowing for the immagrants to move further west -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The US bans immigration from China for the next ten years. -
Dedication of the Statue of Liberty
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Expatriation Act
Any woman married to an immagrant is forced to surrender their US citizenship. -
Alien Registration Act
The US government introduces the "Green Card" system -
Immigration and Reform Control Act
Offers Amnisty to illegal immagrants; makes it illegal for one to hire an illegal immigrant. -
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant responsibility Act
Makes it harder for immigrants to seek refuge in the US -
USA Patriot Act
Made in response to the (/11 attacks. requires a passport to leave and enter the US. -
Arizona Immigration Law
makes it a crime (for illegal immigrants) to trespass in Arizona, making it the first state immigration law.
