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Americans Declare Independence
On this day, Americans declare independence from Great Britain. For this reason, it is also known as "Independence Day" and it celebrated annually as a national holiday. -
Cry of Independence or El Grito de la Independencia
Mexican Independence Day El Grito de la Independencia refers to the "cry of independence" which began the Mexican war for independence. This is also celebrated annually as a Mexican holiday. -
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Mexican American War
PBS Timeline of Mexican American War Consequences of the War: US gained territories of Alta California and New Mexico in exhange for $15 million. They also won Texas, thus defining the US/Mexico border as the Rio Grande. Mexico also paid around $3.25 in war debts. -
Signing of Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
PBS War's End The signing of this treaty ended the Mexican American War. It also called for the US to pay over $15 million to Mexico; however, the US gained the boundary for Texas, ownership of California, and a large area comprising New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Wyoming and Colorado -
Finalization of the Gadsden Purchase
Gadsden Purchase The US purchase of lands South of the Gila River and West of the Rio Grande from Mexico in order to build a transcontinental railroad. -
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Plan de San Diego
Plan of San Diego Plan to start a race war to overthrow the US government in locations that has previously been under Mexican control, including California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. -
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Immigration Act of 1924
Immigration Act of 1924 Sometimes referred to as the Quota Act, this served to limit the number of immigrants that could enter the country to 2% of the number already in the country. -
Founding of the League of United Latin American Citizens
LULAC A group which aimed to combat the discrimination that Hispanics faced in the US. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Creates Bracero Program
Smithsonian Exhibition Bracero Program The Bracero Program began with a shortage of manual labor during World War 2, which Roosevelt filled with Mexican laborers. During the time of this program the US and Mexico acted more diplomatically towards one another. -
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965 This act prohibits states from imposing voter qualifications or prerequisites. This particularly applied to states denying bilingual ballots. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 Becomes Effective
Hart-Cellar Act Abolished the national origins quota system. -
Immigration Act of 1990 Signed into Law
1990 Immigration Act *Increased limits on legal immigrayion to the US
*Revised grounds for deportation and inclusion
*Authorized temporary protected status to aliens of certain countries
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Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005
2005 Immigration Acts Ultimately, did not pass senate but was a catalyst for later reform acts. -
Comprehensive Reform Act of 2006
S. 2611 Proposed the following:
*Increase security along southern border states
*Allow long-term illegal immigrants to gain legal status
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Jan Brewer signs SB 1070
Arizona Enacts Stringent Law on Immigration Particularly controversial anti illegal immigartion measure due to its encouragement of racial profiling. -
President Obama Speaks on Immigration Reform
His Speech Most recently, President Obama made a speech in Las Vegas about his ideas for immigration reform, including a modified version of the DREAM act.
