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People of the African decent were being shipped to Jamestown (United Stated) to be used as slaves. They were owned by the white plantation owners and didnt gain freedom up untill 1873.
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At this time in period, people were trying to stop the beliefs of the Quakers. In order to stop the growth of these people they were being imprisioned and whipped to death. (All colonies follwed these laws other than Rhode Island.)
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"Lame, impotent, or infirm persons" were seen as people to cause threat to the colonies. This was one of the colonial immigration laws.
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British convicts were being sent to America as a new form of "punishment." They felt this was a better solution than hangging so 70% of British convicts (36,000) were brought over to serve their time.
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People asumed that ignorance to the American language and culture made them a fear to society. With that being said, immigrants were forced to be inspected for sickness on their ship prior to entering and forced to pay a fee.
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The Articles of Confederation had a big influnce on immigration because it stated that each state had the right to deal with this issue rather than being a federal law. Each state handeled this issue differently.
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Prior to this act, people who wanted to become a citizen must be a resident for 2 years but after the passing of this act the amount of years was raised from 2 to 5. This changed the immigration process.
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President John Adams signed these laws into office in order to increase residency requirements from 5 years to 14 years. Any person causing crime here was depored under these laws.
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Shortly after the Alien and Sedition Acts, congress decides to reduce the 14 year residency back to 5 years. First it started off with 2 years, than 4, than 14, but now back to 5.
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Now in the constitution the 14 Amendments grants citizenship to all persons born in the United States which results in the ending of slavery.
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At this time 5 million Irish came to the United States. They had a huge impact on the economy and brought their different beliefs and cultures such as the Catholic religion.
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The government was selling land at very cheap prices to both citizens and immigrants. This gave the immigrants a chance to own their own land and start a future.
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The huge rush of European's were coming to the United States. At this time a big increase of Jewish people were coming and it was estimated that 560,000 immigrants were entering per year.
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This was created to stop the flow of Chinese people coming to America. It was an Immigration Station that examined every person coming into the US.
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Due to the Mexican Revolution, the amount of Mexicans coming to the US from Mexico increased. Mexico's economy was doing bad so America offered many jobs and oppertunity which attracted immigrants.
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After the tragic incodent that happened on 9/11, the security on borders were more strict. Military was sent to each border spots to stop terrorists from coming in but it also made it harder for immigrants.
