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Chinese Exclusion Act
This act required the few nonlaborers who wanted entry to the United States, had to have certification from the Chinese government that said they were allowed to immigrate. -
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Chinese Immigration
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Exclusion Act Expires Birth of the Geart Act
Congress extended the act for 10 years, in the new form as the Geary Act. Which added restrictions, such as a certificate of residency. -
Great Migration
The Great Migration, was a time period when African Americans moved north to seek better treament. -
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Great Migration
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Geary Act
Regulates Chinese immigration until the 1920s. -
Frist Migration
The first migration was duing the time of WWI. 454,000 black men moved north. -
Migration during the 1920s
Even more Arican Americans, followed after the initial migration with 800,000 during those 10 years. -
Comgress repleals Exclusion Act
Congress repeals all Exclusion Acts. now only allowing a yearly limit of 105 Chinese to enter the country, and gave foreign born Chinese the right to seek naturalization. -
1940 to 1960
From 1940-1960 over 3,300,000 African Americans fled fromt eh south. Though they mainly migrated for jobs, the also migrated to escape the lynching, unfair legal sytem and denial of sufferage. -
Immigration Act of 1965
This Act went into effect July, 1, 1968. and set a limit of 170,000 immigrants not from the western hemisphere. and only a maximum of 20,000 from any one country. -
Immigration Act of 1990
This Act established a Flexible worldwide cap, and brought on the idea of Visas.