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The Naturalization Act of 1798
The Naturalization Act of 1798 permits Federalist President John Adams to deport foreigners deemed to be dangerous and increases the residency requirements to 14 years to prevent immigrants, who predominantly voted for the Republican Party, from becoming citizens. Key Dates and Landmarks in United States Immigration History. (n.d.). Retrieved November 23, 2015, from http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/immigration/timeline.html Personal note: we see deportation of "dangerous foreigners" idea start here -
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican-American War and extends citizenship to the approximately 80,000 Mexicans living in Texas, California, and the American Southwest. Key Dates and Landmarks in United States Immigration History. (n.d.). Retrieved November 23, 2015, from http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/immigration/timeline.html -
The Homestead Act
The Homestead Act provides free plots of up to 160 acres of western land to settlers who agree to develop and live on it for at least five years. Key Dates and Landmarks in United States Immigration History. (n.d.). Retrieved November 23, 2015, from http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/immigration/timeline.html Personal note: here we see the settlement of the West, which connects to AZ history. Ironically, most Westerners are immigrants. -
The Alien Contract Labor Law
The Alien Contract Labor Law prohibits any company or individual from bringing foreigners into the United States under contract to perform labor. Key Dates and Landmarks in United States Immigration History. (n.d.). Retrieved November 23, 2015, from http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/immigration/timeline.html Personal note: here we see a fear of foreigners, and those foreigners taking jobs away -
The Geary Act
The Geary Act extends the Chinese Exclusion Act for ten more years, and adds the requirement that all Chinese residents carry permits, as well as excluding them from serving as witnesses in court and from bail in habeus corpus proceedings. Key Dates and Landmarks in United States Immigration History. (n.d.). Retrieved November 23, 2015, from http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/immigration/timeline.html Personal note: ote that this is like 10-70 which required immigrants to carry papers at all times -
The Naturalization Act of 1906
The Naturalization Act of 1906 standardizes naturalization procedures, makes some knowledge of the English language a requirement for citizenship, and establishes the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization in the Commerce Department to oversee national immigration policy.- Key Dates and Landmarks in United States Immigration History (see earlier citations)
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AZ Joins the United States
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The Border Patrol is created
The Border Patrol is created to combat smuggling and illegal immigration.
- Key Dates and Landmarks in United States Immigration History (see previous citations) Personal Note: this is a fairly direct connection to current AZ immigration issues -
The Alien Registration Act
The Alien Registration Act requires the registration and fingerprinting of all aliens in the United States over the age of 14.
- Key Dates and Landmarks in United States Immigration History (see previosu citations) Personal Note: here we see this move towards documenting aliens -
Higher Education Act of 1965
Meant that one could not recieve financial aid from federal funding unless one is an American citizen. Begins buidling this wall against illegal immigrants and anger against them recieving benefits. -
California Proposition 187
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English for Children (AZ Proposition 203)
Voters endorse a requirement for English immersion in schools, banning bilingual education. Arizona Immigration Timeline. (2013, March 7). Retrieved November 23, 2015, from http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/articles/20130307arizona-immigration-timeline.html Personal note: Here we see again that dislike of non-English languages and the ban of bilingual trys to stamp out other languages/cultures -
Proposition 200
Voters approve Proposition 200, which denies public benefits to people not in the country legally.
- Arizona Immigration Timeline (see previous citation) Personal note: many people called this law anti-immigrant, and it certainly provides a buidling blocks for the laws to come -
Southern Arizona rancher Robert Krentz is found murdered on his ranch
This spurrs on the anger towards immigrants, who are blamed -
SB 1070
Jan Brewer signs SB 1070 into law, sparking a huge controversy and directing the country's eye towards immigration and Arizona. -
The U.S. Department of Justice files a lawsuit against SB 1070
The U.S. Department of Justice files a lawsuit against SB 1070
- Arizona Immigration Timeline. (2013, March 7). Retrieved November 23, 2015, from http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/articles/20130307arizona-immigration-timeline.html -
H.R.3566
Republican Congressman Paul Gossar proposed a bill (H.R.3566) that would permanently prevent undocumented immigrant students from getting in-state tuition.
