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Sep 7, 1492
columbus arrives in America
After many years Columbus arrives in America. -
Naturalization Act Passed
This lets free white people who lived in the US for two years to apply for a citizenship. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
This allowed Chinese people to come to the US for ten years and work. -
Immigration Act
This was a way for the government to take control of the immigration process also it helped them take out the immigrants they thought would harm anybody. -
Mexican Revolution
It was a revolution because the lower class mexicans were getting sick of the rulers in Mexico so they revolted. -
Paasport Act
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First Quota Act to become law
This quota act limited the amount of immigrants that could come into the US. -
Filipino Repatriation Act passed
This allowed the Filipino's a free safe trip back to the Philipines. -
Bracero Program
This was when 4 million labor worker were allowed access to the US to work on the fields. -
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
This denied most forms of public assistents to the legal immigrants. -
Legal Immigration family equlity act
This granted legalization to qualifying illegal aliens. -
Secure Fence Act
This allows there to be fencing on the US-Mexican border. -
Controversial Arizona Bill
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Dream Act Passed
This allows illegal students to finish up their schooling here in America and they may afterwards get a citizenship. -
Obama allow illegals to stay if they came to America as children
Obama on this day announced that any illegal immigrants that came to America as a child could stay in the US without fear of being deported.
