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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Immigration into America
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Period: Nov 28, 1492 to
First Colonization
Christopher Columbus sailed a Spanish ship to the Americas and initiated the European Colonization of the land. Europeans "immigrated" to the Americas.
Roman Catholics were the first religous immigrants.
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Start of American Colonization
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African Americans forced to immigrate as slaves.
African Americans were forced to immigrate to america as slaves of white men. A total of 597,000 Africans were forced to immigrate as slaves.
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Passing of Naturalization Act
The first four parts of the controversial legislation known as the Alien and Sedition acts. This is passed by president John Adams. -
Congress makes naturalization residency requirement only 5 years
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The treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo between the United States and Mexico.
Let the US obtain what is now Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and some of Utah and New Mexico. This later sets up the immigration issues we have today. -
Supreme Court rules on Congress and control immigration issues
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Chinese Exclusion Act
Signed by President Chester Arthur after a flood of Chinese immigrants came into the United States during the Gold Rush. People thought there were too many immigrants in the country. -
First Immigrant to pass through Ellis Island
Anne Moore, a teenager from Ireland, was the first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island. She came with her two younger brothers. -
1917 Immigration Act
Required immigrants 16 or older to have to take literacy tests to get into the country. It was an attempt to keep the "unwanteds" from entering the country. -
Emergency Quota Act
From every country only 3% of the number of immigrants from that country already residing in the United States can immigrate into the U.S annually. -
Magnuson Act Passed
Repealed the Chinese Exclusion act. Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Allowed Chinese Immigration and naturalization for the first time since the Chinese Exclusion Act. -
INA Ammendments 1965
Repealed National Orgin quotas.
Innitiated Visa System for family reunification and skills.
Set quota for Western Hemisphere and a 20k limit for Eastern Hemisphere -
Plyler Vs. Doe
Supreme Court ruled that educational funding can not be denied to illegal immigrant children. Unless there is substantial state interests being furthered by the denying, the state can't discrimminate agains any particular group of children, denying them the free public education that other children get to have. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
Started sanctions for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants
Provided general pardons for illegal immigrants already in the U.S
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Immigration Act of 1990
Increased immigration ceilings.
Created diversity admissions category
Tripled number of Visas for priority workers and professionals who already of U.S job offers. -
Illegal Immigration Act
Access Welfare benefits are more difficult for legal aliens
Phone verification for worker authorization
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Attack on the Twin Towers
9/11 will forever remain in our memories. The terrorist attack on the world trade center sparked a war against terrorism and heightened fear of immigrants and terrorists. -
Real ID Act
Required ID for security reasons in certain government buildings
National standards for drivers liscese
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Arizona Immigration Law
Criminalizes Illegal Immigration as Trespassing and allows police to question those that are reasonably suspected to be undocumented immigrants. Created much controversy and fear of racial profiling.
