History Timeline: Immigration

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Apr 28, 1700

During the 1700s, Africans were forcibly taken to America where they were to become slaves and imports. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/on-african-american-migrations/

Alien and Sedition Acts

Jun 25, 1798

President John Adams is ablet o deport foreigners who deem to be dangerous. While residency requirments is heighten to 14 years to prevent immigrants becoming citizens. http://www.ushistory.org/us/19e.asp

Irish Potato Famine

Apr 28, 1846

Irish immgrates embark to America due to famine in their own home country. http://www1.assumption.edu/ahc/Irish/overview.html

Anti-Coolie Act

Feb 19, 1862

An act that prevented Chinese immigration to California and prevention of helping and/or transporting Chinese immigrates unless they provided certificate signed by a consular official. http://library.uwb.edu/static/USimmigration/1862_anti_coolie_law.html

The Homestead Act

May 20, 1862

Provided acre plots of western land to settlers who agreed to develop and live on it for 5 year or more years. Beneficial for immigrates coming from over populated countries such as Europe. http://immigrationtounitedstates.org/554-homestead-act-of-1862.html

Chinese Exclusion Act

May 6, 1882

Prevented Chinese immigration to the U.S. for a period of 10 years. http://www.history.com/topics/chinese-exclusion-act

Start of Mexican Revolution

Apr 28, 1910

20,000 refugees of the war and "political exiles" fleeing to the U.S. https://blogs.loc.gov/kluge/2015/03/the-history-of-mexican-immigration-to-the-u-s-in-the-early-20th-century/

Arriving of Italian immigration

Apr 28, 1911

2 million Italians arrive to America https://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/immigration/italian3.html

Alien Land Laws

Apr 28, 1913

"Laws of indvidual states that limited land owership by noncitizens, particularly Asian immigrants." http://immigrationtounitedstates.org/334-alien-land-laws.html

U.S. Border Patrol

May 28, 1924

Congress establishes U.S. Border Patrol to combat smuggling and illegal immigration. http://www.cbp.gov/about/history/1924-border-patrol-established

Tydings-McDuffie Act

Mar 24, 1934

Granted the Philippines independence from the U.S. but stripped Filipinos U.S. citizenship while immigration restriction to the U.S. http://immigrationtous.net/299-tydings-mcduffie-act-united-states-1934.html

Alien Registration Acr=t

Jun 28, 1940

Required registration and fingerprinting of all "aliens" in the U.S. who were 15 years or older. https://www.mckendree.edu/academics/scholars/issue13/puloka.htm

The Freedom Flights

Nov 6, 1965

A U.S. flight program that acted for ten years that brought 250,000 Cuban refugees from Cuba. http://www.famousdaily.com/history/cuban-airlift.html

Arizona's SB 1070

Apr 28, 2010

A passed Arizona anti-immigration law which lets police officers determine "immigration status of someone arrested or detained" due to reasonable suspicion. https://www.aclu.org/feature/arizonas-sb-1070

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Jun 15, 2012

Policy that follows as no one under the age of 16 with be initiated for deportation or who have at least lived within the U.S, for 5 years, and are in school, high school, or are military veterans in good standing. https://www.dhs.gov/deferred-action-childhood-arrivals