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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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Congress extended the act for 10 years, in the new form as the Geary Act. Which added restrictions, such as a certificate of residency.
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The Great Migration, was a time period when African Americans moved north to seek better treament.
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Regulates Chinese immigration until the 1920s.
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The first migration was duing the time of WWI. 454,000 black men moved north.
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Even more Arican Americans, followed after the initial migration with 800,000 during those 10 years.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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This Act established a Flexible worldwide cap, and brought on the idea of Visas.