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U.S Immagration
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Naturalization act of 1790
This act allowed for immagrants to become naturalized citizens afther two years of living in the United States. -
Alien and Sedition Act of 1798
This Act required 14 years of residency before citizenship in the U.S -
Naturalization act of 1875
All the state laws governing immigration regulate " foreign commerce" -
Chinese Exclusion Act
This law suspended Chinese immigration for 10 years and barred chinese in U.S from citizenship. -
The Act of 1891
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The Geary Act of 1892
This opened to screen immirgrants entering on the east coast. -
The immigration Act of 1903
Anaechists epileptic, polygamists an beggers, ruled inadmissible -
Naturalization Act of 1906
Procedural safeguards enacted for naturalization. Knowledge of english becomes a basic requirement. -
Immigration act of 1907
Head tac is raised. People with physical or mental defects, tuberculosis and children unaccompanied by a parent arre added to the exclusion list. -
The Immigration Act of 1917
Provided for luteracy test for those over 16 and established an " asiatic barred zone, " which barred all imigrants from asia. -
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921
Limited immigrants to 3% of each nationality present in the us in 1910 -
The National Origins Formula
Despite protest from man native perople, Native americans made citizens of the united states. -
The Immigrantion Act of 1924
Changed to 2% of each nationality based on numbers in U.S in 1890 -
The Nationality Act of 1940
Provided for finger printing and registering of all aliens -
The Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943
In the name of unity among the allies , the chinese exclusion laws were repealed an china's quota was set at a token 105 immigrants. -
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
Eliminated race as a bar to immigration or citzrnship japans quota was set at 185 annually. China staued at 105; other asian countries were give 10 a piece. -
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Abolished national origins quotas, establishing separate ceiling for the eastern. -
The Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act of 1966
The law applies to any native or citizen of Cuba who has been inspected and admitted or paroled into the united states after January 1, 1959 -
Immigration Reform and control Act of 1986
Immigrants reform and control act provided for amnesty for many illegal aliens and sanctions for employers firing illegals. -
Immgration Act of 1990
Limited unskilled workers 10,00/years ; skilled ;abor -
The Real ID act
Has been associated with a terrorist organization and intens to engage in threatening activies while in the United States. -
Arizona SB 1070
arizona's law orders immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all times and requires police to question people if there's reason to suspect they're in the United States illegally. -
Alabama HB 56
The law prohibits illegal immigrants from receiving any public benefits at either the state or local level. It bars illegal immigrants from attending publicly owned colleges or universities
