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These acts were put into place to build stronger national security. They were drafted by the federalists and signed by President John Adams.
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Gold was found in California and once news was out about this people flocked to california in hopes of gaining a profit.
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Also known as the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits and Settlements between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic. It was the treaty that ended the Mexican- American War.
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This act made the time period in which to become a naturalized citizen go from 5 years to 14 years.
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This act prohibited all immigration of Chinese workers into the United States.
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This was an immigration station where they would inspect immigrants.
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Also known as the Immigration Act of 1903. This act added four inadmissable classes for immigration which were anarchists, people with epilepsy, beggars, and importers of prostitutes.
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Along with Ellis Island, Angel Island was also an immigration station. This was on the west while Ellis Island was on the East.
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This act added several limitation on who could enter into the United States. It was meant to keep the "undesirables" out of the country.
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The United Stated Border Patrol is a United States agency that prevents illegal immigrants from entering into the United States.
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This act brought criminal penalties to those who were advocating for the overthrow the United States government and required all adults who were not citizens to register with the government.
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This act declared that the Communist Party of South Africa was unlawful.
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This act restricted Immigration into the United States and it operates alongside title 8 of the United States Code.
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This was created to have a more permanent and systematic procedure to getting refugees admission into the United States.
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This act made it so that companies had to be aware and report the immigration status of their employees. The act was directed at employers.
