Historical Timeline of Events Related to Immigration Issues from U.S. and Arizona History
By mirandasena
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Start of Colonial Immigration
English Settlers first arive in America on a boat to begin new settlement. -
Massachusettes Requires Permission to Host Aliens
A law was passed in Massachusets that no citizen living in the town or colony should host illegal "aliens" without proper permission from the government authorities. -
The Proclomation Act
This act primarily was to stabilize the relationship between American immigrants and the Native Americans who occupied the western region of the U.S. An imaginary line was drew west of the Appalacian Mountains to divide the territiry in order to keep the peace and decrease the amount of deaths of Americans and Indians. -
U.S. Government Enacts the First Alien Naturalization Act
This act created the first set of written rules for the American people to follow. The rules limited slavery, only to women and servants. -
The Naturalization Act
The Act of 1790 was modified, which raised the residency period from 2 to 5 years before a person could be naturalized as an American. -
Foreign Slave Trade Becomes Illegal
50.000 slaves that were shipped in from other countries became the first "illegal aliens" in American History. -
U.S. and Mexican War
This war was initiated by the U.S.over a battle for territory. It lasted two years until 1848, when the U.S. won, leaving Mexico with less than half of the country's northern territory. -
The Homestead Act
This act allowed any American citizen, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of Federal land. -
The Chinese Exclusion Act
This United States federal law was one of the most significan restrictions on free immigrtion in US history. this act prohibited all immigration of Chinese workers. -
Ellis Island Opens to Immigrants
Ellis Island in New York opens as the first checkpoint for immigrants to legally enter America -
The Immigration Act of 1917
this act was oriinally vetoed by President Woodrow Wilson, but overridden. This act restricted the flow of immigrants being allowed into the county by prohibiting many different types of people such as criminals, epileptics, insane peoples, and more. -
Labor Appropriation Act of 1924
U.S. Border Patrol was established with this Act. it was in order to prevent any illegal crossings into the United States. -
The Civil Rights Movement
this movement was centered around the struggle that the African American ppopulation as well as the entire country had to go through to gain equal rights and basic priveliges of U.S. citizenship. -
Provisions in the immigration and Nationality Act are made.
this illegal immigrant reform allowed around 300,000 immigrants from Central America to become legal residents. -
President Obaba signs the DACA
the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was signed to allow undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children to stay legally and be able to work as an executive decision from the Obama Administration. It was in an effort to "strt fresh' with the immigration issues.
