GCU 113 Timeline

1790 Naturalization Act

Mar 26, 1790

Allowed free white men to apply for citizenship. Must show good character and lived in the United States for two years Race 2012 (Picture) <ahref='http://library.uwb.edu/guides/USimmigration/1790_naturalization_act.html' >Information</a>

Alien and Sedition Acts

Jun 17, 1798

Applicants for citizenship need to live in the United States 14 years when application admitted in order to show that the 'aliens' were no longer subjects of any nation. <ahref='http://library.uwb.edu/guides/USimmigration/1798_alien_laws.html' >U.S Immigration Legislation (Information)</a>

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Feb 2, 1848

This treaty gained the United States 500,000 square miles of territory. Oldest treaty still in use between the United States and Mexico. Hispanic Reading Room (Picture)
<ahref='http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/war/wars_end_guadalupe.html' >PBS (Information)</a>

Immigration Act

Jul 4, 1864

Encouraged immigration in the states. Good Little White Girl (Picture)
The New York Times (Information)
<ahref='http://library.uwb.edu/guides/USimmigration/1864_immigration_act.html' >U.S. Immigration Legislation (Information)</a>

Immigration Act

Mar 3, 1891

Some individuals were unfit in becoming American citizens. When immigrants arrived they were inspected by officers or agents asking for their name, nationality, last residence and what they were planning to go in the States. H1B Wiki (Picture)
<ahref='http://library.uwb.edu/guides/USimmigration/1891_immigration_act.html' >U.S. Immigration Legislation (Information)</a>

Ellis Island Opens

Jan 1, 1892

Federal immigration process station Information
History (Picture)

Immigration Act (Asiatic Barred Zone Act)

Feb 5, 1917

Restricted immigrants of 'undesirables' of other countries to come into the States. Business 2 Community (Picture)
<ahref='http://library.uwb.edu/guides/USimmigration/1917_immigration_act.html' >U.S. Immigration Legislation (Information)</a>

Wartime Measure

May 22, 1918

Any alien leaving or entering needed to comply to whatever the president wanted. If false documents were given deportation and fines were given. <ahref='http://www.aceshowbiz.com/still/00006113/winter_in_wartime03.html' >ACESHOWBIZ (Picture)</a>
<ahref='http://library.uwb.edu/guides/USimmigration/1918_wartime_measure.html' >U.S. Immigration Legislation (Information)</a>

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (National Intelligence Reform Act)

Dec 17, 2004

Passed due to September 11, 2001 attacks to enforce safer feelings for the worried nation and strict rules on the people who are allowed to come into the country. <ahref='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection' >Wikipedia (Picture)</a>
<ahref='http://library.uwb.edu/guides/USimmigration/2004_intelligence_reform_and_terrorism_prevention_act.html' >U.S Immigration Legislation (Information)</a>

Secure Fence Act

Oct 26, 2006

To secure the nation and stop drug trafficing. Headline Digest (Picture)U.S. Immigration Legislation (Information)

STRIVE Act Introduced

Mar 22, 2007

Based on my reseach the first thing like this introduced to the immigrant people to strive for hope of a better future for them and their families. National Immigration Law Center

Arizona's SB 1070 passed

Apr 1, 2010

Enforcement of immigration laws, rampant racial profiling based on looks and how one sounds. <ahref='http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/03/arizona_sb_1070_copycats_fall_flat_in_most_state_legislatures.html' >Color Lines (Picture)</a>
National Conference of State Legislatures (Information)
American Civil Liberties Union (Information)

Dream Act

Dec 8, 2010

For young people that grew up in the States, graduated high school, but their future is circumscribed by the States immigration laws. <ahref='http://advisingthepresident2014.wikispaces.com/DREAM+Act' >Advising the President 2014 (Picture)</a>
National Immigration Law Center (Information)
Wikipedia (Information)

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Jun 15, 2012

Certain undocumented youth that came to the States as childern will not be deported. SKAGIT Immigration Rights Council (Picture)National Immigration Law Center (Information)

President Obama annouces program called DAPA

Nov 20, 2014

For undocumented people who have a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident son/daughter can apply for work authorization and protection from deportation. The Bronx Defenders (Picture)
National Immigration Law Center (Information)