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The beginning of colonial immigration. English settlers begin to arrive in America, beginning a nation.
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20 African American slaves arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, part of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
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The period of residency was raised from 2 years to 5 years before persons could become citizens of the United States.
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Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildago ends in United States getting ownership of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California, and parts of Utah and Nevada
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The Homestead Act stated the U.S Congress would offer to sell land for $1.25 an acre in hopes to have people settle in large stretches of territory in the Midwest and West
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The immigration exclusion act halted immigration to criminals, mentally ill, the poor, or any who couldn't take care of themselves without it being a cost to society, or a potential risk to the government.
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The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first major act that restricted immigration to the United States. It started a 39 year period that the United States excluded certain kinds of immigrants.
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The Alien Contract Labor Law banned the importation and migration of labor workers (aliens) under contract or agreement to do labor in the United States.
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France gifted the United States the statue of liberty as a symbol of eternal friendship and the countries shared respect of freedom.
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Ellis Island opens as an entry checkpoint for immigrants. Over 12 million immigrants entered through Ellis Island from 1892 to 1954 when it closed.
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The Immigration Act of 1917 denied entry to immigrants from eastern Asia and Pacific Islands. It also controls flow of immigrants into the U.S by barring entry to "idiots,' 'feeble-minded persons,' 'epileptics,' 'insane persons,' alcoholics, 'professional beggars,' all persons 'mentally or physically defective,' polygamists, and anarchists."
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In 1924, Boarder Patrol was establish with the Labor Appropriation Act of 1924 securing boards in between inspection stations
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African Americans struggled to receive equal rights and privileges of a U.S citizen
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The Immigration Act of 1990 increased limits on legal immigration and revised exclusions and deportations.
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The Arizona Immigration Law SB 1070 is known as the toughest immigration law, made to identify, prosecute, and deport illegal immigration.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html?_r=0
