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Japanese made ineligable for American citizenship
Du to the ruling of the Takao Ozawa v. US case, Japanese people were viewed as "not-white", and therefore not eligible for citizenship. he court ruling actually began in 1922. -
Fingerprinting and registration for aliens in the country
All aliens (nonn-citizens) 14 and older were registered. Ended March 31, 1944. -
War Brides Act
This act was to ease the immigration of soldiers' wives who were not citizens (whom the soldiers had married during the war). This was also later extended in 1950 to fiances and minor children, though the fiances had to be married by March 19, 1952. -
McCarran Internal Security Act
This act required all aliens (non-citizens) to report theiri address every year. It went on later to say that any change in address must be reported in 5-10 days. On the 22nd, Harry Truman vetoed the original bill, stating furiously that it was an infringment of their rights a nd freedom of speech. However the next day, within 23 hours, Congress overruled the President's veto by an overwhelming vote. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
This act got rid of the "formula" that was used to decide what races couuld immigrate to the United States and which ones could not. -
Refugees Act of 1980
The Refugees Act of 1980 reduces the worldwide quota to 270,000 immigrants. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
This act provided amnesty for many illegal aliensm as well as sanctions for employers hiring illegals. -
Emergency Nurse Shortage Relief Act of 1989
As there was a shortage of nurses in the country, this bill gave permanent status to registered nurses who had lived in US for at least three years and met established certification standards. -
Detailed census of illegal immigrants
The US Immigration and Naturalization Service created the first detailed national estimates of illegal immigrants in the United States. It was estimated at 3.4 million. -
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
President Clinton signed this act in order to deny (most) forms of public assistance to (most) legal immigrants for five years or until they attain citizenship. -
US Patriot Act
In a reaction to 9/11, the USA Patriot Act amended the Immigration and Nationality Act to broaden the requirements of deportation for suspected terrorists or terrorist allies. It included the person’s political affiliations (involvement in groups who politically endorsed terrorism), or if he has personally endorsed terrorism or influenced others to, all in order to harm or undercut the states. -
Secure Fence Act
This was for the construction of 700 miles of double-layered fencing along the Southern border, allowed Secretary of Homeland Security to act against “unlawful entry of undocumented immigrants, terrorists, and contraband” into the U.S. It also improved on the Northern border. -
SB-1070
This made it a state crime to be in the country illegally, and subsequently made legal immigrants required to carry paperwork proving their status. -
US Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Law Penalizing Businesses That Hire Illegal Immigrants
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Illegal Immigrants Who Came to US as Children to Stay in the Country
More than 800,000 illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children will be allowed to remain in the country as citizens, via executive action by Obama. He did not consult with Congress on this issue, he simply did it. If they came “before age 16, have lived here for at least five years, and are in school, are high school graduates or are military veterans in good standing”, they will not be deported. “The immigrants must also be under 30 and have clean criminal records..."