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1790 Naturalization Act
An act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization -
1795 Naturalization Act
An act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and to repeal the act heretofore passed on that subject. -
1798 Naturalization Act
An act supplementary to and to amend the act, intituled "An act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and to repeal the act heretofore passed on that subject" -
1798 Alien Friends Act
An act concerning aliens -
1798 Alien Enemies Act
An act respecting alien enemies -
1819 Steerage Act
An act regulating passenger ships and vessels -
1847 Passenger Act
An act to regulate the carriage of passengers in merchant vessels -
1855 Passenger Act
An act to regulate the carriage of passengers in steamships and other vessels -
1862 Anti-coolie law
An act to prohibit the "coolie trade" by American citizens in American vessels -
1864 Immigration Act
An act to encourage immigration -
1875 Page Law
An act supplementary to the acts in relation to immigration -
1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
An act to inaugurate certain treaty stipulations relating to Chinese -
1882 Immigration Act
An act to regulate immigration -
1885 Contract Labor Law
An act to prohibit the importation and migration of foreigners and aliens under contract or agreement to perform labor in the United States, its territories, and the District of Columbia -
1891 Immigration Act
An act in amendment to the various acts relative to immigration and the importation of aliens under contract or agreement to perform labor -
1892 Geary Act - extension of the Chinese Exclusion Act
An act to prohibit the coming of Chinese persons into the United States -
1902 Scott Act - extension of the Chinese Exclusion Act
An act to prohibit the coming into and to regulate the residence within the United States, its Territories, and all territory under its jurisdiction, and the District of Columbia, of Chinese and persons of Chinese descent -
1917 Immigration Act
An act to regulate the immigration of aliens to, and the residence of aliens in, the United States -
1918 Wartime Measure
An act to prevent in time of war departure from or entry into the United States contrary to the public safety -
1921 Emergency Quota Law
An act to limit the immigration of aliens into the United States -
1924 Immigration Act
The 1924 Immigration Act set quotas that limited annual immigration from particular countries. The legislation identified who could enter as a "non-quota" immigrant; this category included wives and unmarried children (under 18 years of age) of US citizens, residents of the Western hemisphere, religious or academic professionals, and “bona-fide students” under 15 years of age. Those not in any of these categories were referred to as a “quota immigrant” and were subject to annual numerical limita -
1940 Nationality Act
An act to revise and codify the nationality laws of the United States into a comprehensive nationality code -
1941 Wartime Measure
An act to authorize the refusal of visas to aliens whose admission into the United States would endanger the public safety -
1943 Bracero Appropriations
Making an appropriation to assist in providing a supply and distribution of farm labor for the calendar year 1943 -
1943 Magnuson Act
An act to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act, to establish quotas, and for other purposes -
1945 War Brides Act
An act to expedite the admission to the United States of alien spouses and alien minor children of citizen members of the United States armed forces -
1946 Alien Fiancées and Fiancés Act
An act to facilitate the admission into the United States of the alien fiancées or fiancés of members of the armed forces of the United States -
1946 Chinese War Brides Act
This Act amended previous Acts controlling Chinese immigration, in particular the Magnuson Act passed on December 17, 1943, which repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act and allowed Chinese immigration under the quota system established in the 1924 Immigration Act. -
1948 Displaced Persons Act
An act to authorize for a limited period of time the admission into the United States of certain European displaced persons for permanent residence, and for other purposes -
1950 Act on Alien Spouses and Children
To permit the admission of alien spouses and minor children of citizen members of the United States armed forces -
1951 Public Law 78 - Extension of the Bracero Program
An act to amend the agricultural act of 1949 -
1952 Immigration and Nationality Act, a.k.a. the McCarran-Walter Act
An act to revise the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and nationality; and for other purposes -
1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, a.k.a. the Hart-Cellar Act
An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes -
1968 Armed Forces Naturalization Act
An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the naturalization of persons who have served in active-duty service in the armed forces of the United States during the Vietnam hostilities, or in other periods of military hostilities, and for other purposes -
1975 Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act
An act to enable the United States to render assistance to, or in behalf of, certain immigrants and refugees -
1982 Amerasian Immigration Act
An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide preferential treatment in the admission of certain children of United States citizens -
1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, a.k.a. The Simpson-Mazzoli Act
An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise and reform the immigration laws, and for other purposes -
1990 Immigration and Nationality Act
An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change the level, and preference system for admission, of immigrants to the United States, and to provide for administrative naturalization, and for other purposes -
1991 Armed Forces Immigration Adjustment Act
An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for special immigrant status for certain aliens who have served honorably (or are enlisted to serve) in the Armed Forces of the United States for at least 12 years -
1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997 -
1996 Illegal Immigration Reform & Immigrant Responsibility Act
It directly addresses border patrol and upgrades needed for border patrol enforcers, equipment, and the overall patrolling process. It also details an increase in interior enforcement and practices with regard to INS and investigators monitoring visa applications and visa abusers. Illegal activities were a central concern in this bill and penalties for racketeering, alien smuggling and the use or creation of fraudulent immigration-related documents are high on the priority list. -
2000 Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act
An act to facilitate the naturalization of aliens who served with special guerilla units or irregular forces in Laos -
2000 Bring Them Home Alive Act
An act to provide for the granting of refugee status in the United States for nationals of certain foreign countries in which American Vietnam War POW/MIAs or American Korean War POW/MIAs may be present, if those nationals assist in the return to the United States of those POW/MIAs alive -
2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act a.k.a. National Intelligence Reform Act
An act to reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States government, and for other purposes -
2005 Real ID Act
An act making emergency supplemental appropriations for defense, the global war on terror, and tsunami relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes - Division B -
2006 Secure Fence Act
An act to establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States -
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