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Naturalization Act of 1790
Created a "uniform" rule of natrualization and a two-year residency for those white aliens who were considered free and had "good moral character" Image taken from: http://americanage.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/united-states-naturalization-law/ -
Alien and Sedition Acts
This act gave John Adams the power to deport foreigners deemed to be "dangerous" and increase residency requirements to 14 years (instead of the previously stated 2), in hopes of discouraging immigiration. Image taken from: http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Images/adams.jpg -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The signing of the treaty, ended the Mexican-American war. The treaty granted citizenship to 80,000 Mexicans that were living in Texas, California, and newly acquired American Southwest territories from Mexico. Image taken from: http://www.crfforum.org/images/t/map.gif/-/resize/545/0/ -
Ratification of the 15th Amendment
The ratification of the 15th amendment granted voting rights to citizens regardless of their "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." Image taken from: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3a52371/ -
Naturalization Act of 1870
The Naturalization Act of 1870 expanded citizenship to both whites and African-Americans, however other races were still excluded, particularily those of Asian origins. Image taken from: http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/media/ch2.jpg -
Naturalization Act of 1906
The Naturalization Act of 1906 established prcedures and guidelines for naturalization. This act required that a person knows the English language in order to become a naturalized citizen. The act also established the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization to oversee immigration in the United States. Image taken from: http://krismelis.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/hola.gif -
Mexican Revolution
An uprising against the President of Mexico for rights caused the Mexican Revolution, and this event caused many Mexicans to cross the US-Mexico Border. Image taken from: http://www.emersonkent.com/images/mexican_revolution_rebels.jpg -
Authorization of Mounted Inspectors Along US-Mexico Border
The authorization of inspectors along the US-Mexico Border was done to prevent illegal crossings across the border. They patrolled from Texas to California. These "inspectors" were more concerned with Chinese trying to evade the Naturalization Act of 1870 that restricted Chinese from being naturalized. Image taken from: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/about/history/legacy/bp_historcut.xml -
US Border Patrol Established
The U.S. Border Patrol was established to secure the borders between inspection stations. However, in years following, their duties were expanded. Image taken from: http://immigration.procon.org/files/Immigration%20Images/untitled.JPG -
The Great Depression
President Roosevelt and the State Department basically shut down immigration during the Great Depression, and also the state that the nation was in was not very appealing people outside the country. Image taken from: http://media-cache0.pinterest.com/upload/364791638536487652_VwmpIqpt_c.jpg -
Bracero Program
The Bracero Program was established to provide improvished Mexicans with work, and to replenish the US labor force, as the labor force was very empty with so many men off fighting in World War II. Thus increasing the number of immigrants, specifically those of Mexican descent. Image taken from: http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/landofsunshine/assets/images/Bracero%20Program%20Tomato%20Photo.jpg -
End of the Bracero Program
The Bracero Program was ended due to pressure by the Unions to create more jobs for Americans. Image taken from: http://art.csuci.edu/capstone2010/g10/photos/header.jpg -
Amendments to the Immigration and Naturalization Act
The amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act, limited the number of immigrants into the Western Hemisphere. This had a direct impact on Mexico, who was the only country that had exceeded the newly enacted total number of immigrants allowed into the country. Image taken from: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/70/203497040_0bf216e3a1.jpg -
More Amendments to Immigration and Nationality Act
More amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act, set a single world quota of 290,000 immigrants, versus having separate quota for hemisphere, they became combined to further restrict immigration. Image taken from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/US_Department_of_Homeland_Security_Seal.svg/220px-US_Department_of_Homeland_Security_Seal.svg.png -
SB1070
Arizona Govenor, Jan Brewer, signed SB1070 into law. This made it a state crime to be in the country illegally without proper paperwork proving a person's immigration status. This law directly influenced the immigration into Arizona, and has been very controversial, even making its way into court. Image taken from: http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID9270/images/Az_Gov_Jan_Brewer.jpg
