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Naturalization Act of 1790
The Naturalization Act of 1790 was the first rules put in place by the United States. This act offered naturalization to free white people who had good moral character thus this act excluded Indians, blacks, and slaves. -
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1819 Steerage Act
The Steerage Act put in place the standards for the United States of ships carrying people into the U.S. This act also made ship captains to show a list of passengers arriving. -
Page Act of 1875
The Page Act was the first federal immigration law that did not allow immigrants who were considered undesirable which basically meant anyone from Asia. -
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
The Chinese Exclusion Act excluded the Chinese laborers who both were skilled and unskilled employed in mining from entering the country. -
The Geary Act of 1892
The Geary Act extended the Chinese Exclusion Act by adding new requirments. This act required Chinese to carry a resident’s permit which could be described as a passport. Failure for the Chinese to carry this permit would lead to deportation. -
Immigration Act of 1917
The Immigration Act of 1917 also known as the Asiatic Barred Zone Act. This act just like those before its time added to the undesirables from entering the U.S. such as homosexuals, idiots, criminals, alcoholics... ect. -
Emergency Quota Act of 1921
The Emergency Quota Act limited the number of immigrants from a country coming into the U.S. to 3 percent. -
Labor Appropriation Act of 1924
The Labor Appropriation Act just like the Emergence Quote Act it limited the number of immigrants entering the country this time to 2% of the number of people in that country who already live in the U.S. -
Bracero Program of 1942
The Bracero Program was an agreement between U.S. and Mexico which was the importation of Mexican workers temporarily during WW2. -
Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943
The Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act was an act that repeals the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 as a result of our wartime alliance. -
Bracero Program ended
The Bracero Program ended in 1964 on December 1st officially but many works had already acquired green cards and legal residency and the ones who did not simply headed to the city for work. -
Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act
The Cuban Adjustment Act was an act which gave Cuban natives or citizens who have been in the U.S. for 1 year permanent residence. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
The Immigration Reform and Control Act had several outcomes of being put in place. The main outcome was that the act made all immigrants who were in the U.S. before January 1st, 1982 legal residents. The act also made it illegal to hire illegal immigrants. -
Patriot Act
After the attacks of 9/11 the U.S. passed the Patriot Act which increased security and gave police more power and the ability to search homes and businesses without the owner’s permission or even without their knowledge. -
SB 1070
SB 1070 signed in to the state of Arizona requires all aliens over the age of 14 to register with the government and required to carry papers at all times if they have been in the U.S. for over 30 days.
