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The Beginning of Immigration
The first groups of Europeans to flea to America for religious freedom. They land in Massachusetts. As the first settlers the laid the foundation of not only our country but the start of immigration travel into the states -
Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by President Adams. One of the effect of this act was that the president could apprehend and deport immigrants if their origin country was at war with the U.S. The act was short lived and only lasted until 1801. -
Emancipation
After the Civil War nearly all of the slaves who were brought into the U.S. illegally were given emancipation. This could be compared to what some officials are trying to put into effect today giving immigrants who are already in the country citizenship to avoid further entrance of immigrants. -
The Act of 1875
The Act of 1875 was the first restrictive federal immigration statue. This statute made it so the entry of convicts and prostitutes illegal. Although we do have laws today that regulate who can and cannot get into the county, because of illegal immigration it is impossible to regulate everyone who enters the country. Regulations like this are being considered when determining what current immigrants can be given amnesty in the future. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese Exclusion Act enacted which banned Chinese laborers from coming into America. This was believed to aid California workers maintain their jobs instead of losing them to the incoming Chinese who would work for less. Many Arizonans who are anti-immigration carry similar feelings toward modern day Mexican immigrants. -
Ellis Island
The first immigrant was processed through Ellis Island a federal immigration station. Many of the immigrants at this time came from Ireland unlike previous immigrants they did not come for work or religious freedom but to escape the famine. -
Immigration Act of 1924
Immigration Act of 1924 was a quota made to restrict the amount of immigrants that could enter into the U.S. There could only be 2% of each population of immigrant peoples out of the whole. -
Immigration and Nationality Act
Immigration and Nationality Act was passed by congress to ride all quotas set by the Immigration Act of 1924. It also allowed Americans to “sponsor” relatives from their origin countries -
Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act
Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act made it so Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotians that aided the U.S. in the Southeast Asian war were placed in a refugee program in reciprocation for time served and thanks for their aid. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
Immigration Reform and Control Act passed and stated that any alien who came into the country legally or illegally before January 1, 1982 could become a citizen with the correct documentation of their stay. -
Prop 187
Prop 187 in California was voted into effect but denied by the District court. If the proposition would have been made legal health care, education, and welfare benefits would have not been attainable for illegal immigrants -
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act was a provision to the Immigration and Nationality Act in 1965. The provision made it so that any immigrant who was in the states illegally from 180- 365 days would be removed from the country and expelled for up to 3 years. If past 365 days they are expelled for up to 10 years. -
Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act
Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act is signed by President Bush. This requires that federal law enforcement has to share all information about illegal aliens through databases and all documentation for travel be tamper proof and have specific identifiers. This enforcement was an effect of the 9/11 attacks in hopes of furthering the safety of the country. -
SB 1070
Jan Brewer signed SB 1070, the bill in Arizona that gives the police the right to question anyone who is suspected of being illegal. Many people do not agree with the bill because it is considered to be racial profiling. -
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
President Obama has approved the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals plan, which gives amnesty to those immigrants who came into the US as children to stay safety with in the states, as long as they came before the age of 16.
