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Mexican Reveloution
"The Mexican Revolution forced
many Mexicans to cross the border into
the United States, in search of safety and
employment." I think this is an important event in the history of immigration because this lead to a lot of people crossing the border, and a lot of them getting deported. source:"Focus on Hispanics." Www.nea.org. Dec. 2010. Web. 27 Apr. 2016. -
Deportation Act
"With the onset of the Great
Depression, the U.S. Congress passes
and President Herbert Hoover signs the
Deportation Act. This law gives counties,
working in conjunction with the U.S.
Immigration Service, the power to
send Mexicans back to Mexico." This was important because it set up a path to be able to send back immigrants. source: "Focus on Hispanics." Www.nea.org. Dec. 2010. Web. 27 Apr. 2016. -
Immigration and Nationality Act
"it focused upon denying immigrants who were unlawful, immoral, diseased in any way, politically radical etc. and accepting those who were willing and able to assimilate into the US economic, social, and political structures, which restructured how immigration law was handled." I think this was important because it filtered who was allowed to cross the border. Source: "U.S. Immigration Legislation: 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act (McCarran-Walter Act)." U.S. Immigration Legislation: 1952 -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
"The purpose of this legislation was to amend, revise, and reform/re-assess the status of unauthorized immigrants set forth in the Immigration and Nationality Act." This is important because it changed the status of how illegal immigrants were treated. Source: "U.S. Immigration Legislation: 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (Simpson-Mazzoli Act)." U.S. Immigration Legislation: 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (Simpson-Mazzoli Act). Web. 27 Apr. 2016. -
Immigration Act
"The Immigration Act of 1990 increased the number of immigrants it permitted to enter the U. S. from 500,000 to 700,000." This was important because it increased the numeber of immigrants allowed in the United States. source: "The Immigration Act of 1990 - Boundless Open Textbook." Boundless. Web. 28 Apr. 2016. -
Homeland Security Act
Hightened security after the attack on 9/11. -
Immigration-Reform
"A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the establishment of guest worker programs, to provide for the adjustment of status of certain aliens unlawfully present in the United States to the status of a non-immigrant guest worker, and for other purposes." Source: "Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2003 (2003 - S. 1387)." GovTrack.us. Web. 28 Apr. 2016. -
Immigration Workers Freedom Ride
''The Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride follows the tradition of the civil rights movement that no group of people be excluded from the basic rights they deserve.'' I think this was important because it showed illegal immigrants standing up for themselves knowing they could get deported. source: Greenhouse, Steven. "Riding Across America for Immigrant Workers." The New York Times. The New York Times, 2003. Web. 28 Apr. 2016. -
MinuteMan Project
"When the “Minuteman Project” mobilized hundreds of volunteers along the Arizona-Mexico border to observe and report the movement of illegal aliens to the U.S. Border Patrol." This is important because it involved Arizona, and it was basically people who did not want illegal immigrants to enter the United States reported any activity near the border to border patrol. Source: "Civilian Patrols Along the Border: Legal and Policy Issues." Www.fas.org. Web. 27 Apr. 2016. -
March in Chicago
"Organizers of the nationwide event, dubbed "A Day Without Immigrants," asked those opposing tighter restrictions on immigration -- namely immigrants themselves -- to flex their economic muscle by boycotting all aspects of commerce, including going to work and school." This was another instance were immigrats stood up for themselves, and too show what the United States would be like without them. Source: CNN. Cable News Network. Web. 28 Apr. 2016. -
Obama becomes President
Obama becaomes President, beating McCain.
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Dream Act
The Dream Act is a "legislative proposal for a multi-phase process for undocumented immigrants in the United States that would first grant conditional residency and upon meeting further qualifications, permanent residency." Unfortunatly the Dream Act was unable to move forward. source:"DREAM Act." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 28 Apr. 2016. -
SB1070
Arizona rejected most of the SB1070 but kept section 2B. -
Preventing Deportation for Children of US Citizens
In 2012, Obama said he would prevent deportation of families if their child is a U.S. Citizen -
Obama Reelected
In 2012 Barack Obama was reelected, bringing in over 70% of Latino voters. -
SOURCES
"The Immigration Act of 1990 - Boundless Open Textbook." Boundless. Web. 28 Apr. 2016.
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CNN. Cable News Network. Web. 28 Apr. 2016.
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"Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2003 (2003 - S. 1387)." GovTrack.us. Web. 28 Apr. 2016.
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