History of Immigration in the U.S. and Arizona

History of Immigration

Period: Apr 12, 1854 to Mar 27, 2013

The Know-Nothings, want to make restrictions higher on immigration.

Jul 29, 1854

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American Civil War

Apr 12, 1861

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1821-1840 Over 742, 564 immigrants arrive to the United States.

Apr 12, 1862

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Homestead Act: "discourages Chinese immigration to California"

May 20, 1862

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Chinese Exclusion Act: "restricts all Chinese immigrants to the United States"

May 6, 1882

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Alien Contract Labor Law, companies cannot hire any foreigners to work for them.

Feb 26, 1885

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Ellis Island Opens

Jan 2, 1892

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Immigration Act of 1917, Asian immigrants are restricted

Feb 5, 1917

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Border Patrol was created

May 28, 1924

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Bracero Program allowed farms in 28 states to hire Mexican braceros to help during the harvest.

Jan 1, 1942

Arizona, California and Texas were just a few of the states that took part in this program.
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Ellis Island Closes.

Nov 1, 1954

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Bracero Program comes to an end.

Jan 1, 1964

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Immigration and Reform Control Act (IRCA): this act allowed illegal immigrants amnesty.

Nov 6, 1986

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Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, was established to make border patrol better than what it already was.

Sep 30, 1996

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Secure Fence Act: President Bush signed this act to help secure our U.S. borders from illegal immigration.

Oct 6, 2006

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Governore Jan Brewer signed SB 1070. Local Police Officers have the right to ask about immigration status upon stop if there is a suspision of illegal immigration.

Apr 23, 2010

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Obama has made a rule to were children stay in the U.S. but pareants can get deported; the children will be seperated from their parents.

Mar 4, 2013

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