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"Taxation without represntation"
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Allowe the United States to give naturalization to those not born on U.S. territory for the first time in history. This however, did not apply to slaves or Asian Immigrants.
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Importation of slaves in the United states became illegal.
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Chinese contract laborers otherwse known as coolies, granted the privilege of extraterritoriality which meant they were subjected to british law but immune to Chinese.
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This act provided cheap residence for those who were either poor or immigrants to the United States and caused a large influx of immigrants.
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Ellis Island Immigration Reception Center opened in New York.
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This revolution spanned for approximately ten years. In order to escape the violence that had taken over their home country, many Mexican immigrants sought refuge in the United States.
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Literacy was now required in order to immigrate to the United States.
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The emergency quota act used a quota system to set limits in the number of immigrants allowed to enter the U.S. from Europe.
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This program allowed Mexican Labor workers to be granted temporary recidence in the United States mainly in California, Texas, and Arizona
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This act established a procedure to be used in the process of acceptance of refugees that came to the United States in seek fo asylum.
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Overturned Texas law and resulted in the disallowing of state funds for non-citizens
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Hiring illegal aliens was now illegal in the United States.
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This law gave Homeland Security clearance to take necessary action in order to prohibit unlawful entry of illegals into the U.S. This included increased personnel, and technology. This act also led to a 700 mile double-layered fence along the south border fo the U.S.
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Announced by current President Obama, this action pevented deporation of millions in of Immigrants in the United States Illegally.
