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Massachusetts Requires Permission to Host "Aliens"
Massachusetts sets a precedent for immigration laws by ordering that townspeople cannot host aliens without permission from authorities. -
The Naturalization Act of 1790
Restricted citizenship to "any alien, being a free white person" who had been in the U.S. for two years. In effect, it left out indentured servants, slaves, and most women. -
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Friendship, Limits and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic -
Lincoln Acts to Prohibit "Coolie Trade"
Outlawed shipment of Chinese subjects, known as "Coolies" to be held to service of labor. -
The Homestead Act
Encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filing fee and had to reside on the property for five years before owning it. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
It was one of the most significant restrictions on free immigration in US history, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. -
The Opening of Ellis Island
Ellis Island officially opened as an immigration station. -
Supreme Court Confirms 14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment gives citizenship to all persons born within the United States. -
Arizona Statehood
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The Bisbee Deportation
Was the illegal kidnapping and deportation of about 1,300 striking mine workers -
The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965
Abolished an earlier quota system based on national origin and established a new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor to the United States. -
Immigration Reform & Control Act
The purpose of this legislation was to amend, revise, and reform/re-assess the status of unauthorized immigrants set forth in the Immigration and Nationality Act. -
USA Patriotic Act
Amended the Immigration and Nationality Act to broaden the scope of aliens ineligible for admission or deportable due to terrorist activities. -
The Secure Fence Act 2006
Purpose of bill was to make the U.S.'s borders more secure. -
SB1070
Requires police to determine the immigration status of someone arrested or detained when there is “reasonable suspicion” they are not in the U.S. legally.