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1790 Naturalization Act
-Become a citezen if you are a free white male and considered a
¨good person¨ and lived in the U.S. for 2 years -
1864 Immagration Act
-added position, comissioner of Immagration
-Report to Secretary of State
-Labor contracts for immagrants
-Immagrants exempt from military service -
1948 Displaced Persons Act
- Individuals vicitim of Nazi government could come to America due to fear of prosecution -Granted residency and employment, bring their family
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2006 Secure Fence Act
-Bushe´s effort to refom immagration,
-Homeland Security gains control over U.S-Mexican border
-Construction of physical barriers begins
-Fence reinforcement