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Ellis Island
The Federal Government took control of immigration and decided to convert the island into an Immigration station. -
The first Ellis Island Immigration Station opened
The first day that the station opened, more than 700 immigrants entered America. -
Highest number of immigrants
On this date, the highest number of immigrants entered America. A total of 11,747 immigrants were processed. -
Most immigrants received
This year was at an all time peak in which how many immigrants were received at Ellis Island. This marks a time in history when people from other countries were desperate to come to America. -
Decrease in immigration into United States
Since it was around war time, there was a decline in which how many people were coming into the United States. The "numbers of newcomers passing through Ellis Island decreased from 178,416 in 1915, to just 28,867 in 1918" ("Ellis island," 2010). Ellis island. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island_timeline.asp -
The Immigration Quota Law
The Immigration Quota Law stated that any "number of any European nationality entering in a given year could not exceed three percent of foreign-born persons of that nationality who lived in the U.S." ("Ellis island," 2010) This limited the number of people entering the country becasue in previous years there was too many people migrating the the United States. Ellis island. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island_timeline.asp -
The Immigration Act of 1924
The Immigration Act set a quota of limiting how many immigrants were entering the country. The annual quota was changed to 164,000. This number restricted mass immigration to America. -
The Internal Security Act of 1950
The United States wanted to make sure that there weren't any "members of Communist and Fascist organizations" ("Ellis island," 2010) and they were excluding those people from entering the U.S.. Ellis island. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island_timeline.asp -
Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952
This act restricted anymore immigration into the United States. -
Ellis Island Closed
This year Ellis Island was permanantly closed by the government. This meant that no more people could enter the country. -
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
This act was a better revised act of Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952. The bill had three parts:
"1. Employer Sanctions: The bill made it illegal to knowingly hire undocumented immigrants
2. Border Security
3. Legalization of Undocumented Immigrants" (Wyloge). Wyloge, E. (n.d.). The immigration reform and control act: What it is, why it matters. Retrieved from http://asu.news21.com/archive/2009/the_first_immigration_amnesty/ -
The Ellis Island Immigration Museum
The museum opened up to the public so they can visit and learn a little bit about what it looked like to the immigrants migrating to the United States. -
Illegal Immigration in Arizona
"Arizona has the sixth largest number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. Approximately 283,000 illegal aliens are believed to reside in Arizona". This is a high number considering how many people actually live in Arizona. Retrieved: http://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/arizona.html -
Increase of population for Arizona
In 2006, Arizona had the fifth largest increase in population in the United States. This was due to the immigration from Mexico. -
SB 1070
Although this doesn't pertain to Ellis Island, most states have laws like SB 1070 in AZ. These laws include "immigration status during any lawful stop; requirement to carry alien registration documents; the prohibition on applying for work if unauthorized." retrieved from:http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/immig/analysis-of-arizonas-immigration-law.aspx
