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The Naturalization Act (Alien and Sedition Acts)
President John Adams enables an act that permits officers to deport foreigners because they are considered dangerous. Also, foreigners who have reside in the U.S. for more then 14 years are allowed to stay. The importance of this act permitted no foreigners are no allowed to live in America. -
United States Census Surveys
The United States Census surveys of 1850 was the initial start of counting the population in America, their racial ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and so forth. The Importance of the U.S. census was that it determine who were citizens and whether they were born in the U.S. or not. -
The Fifteenth Amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in 1870. The amendment grants voting rights to citizens, regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. The amendment was important because it justify that immigrants who become a citizen were allowed to vote. -
The Naturalization Act
The act expands U.S. citizenships for people of the racial ethnity whites and African Africans. However, other races such as the Chinese and American Indians are excluded. The importance of this act allowed citzenship for some group of people to reside in America and call themselves citizens of the country. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882. The act restricted to free immigration for the Chinese laborers who at the time where helping to build the First Transcontinental Railroad. The importance of this act allowed fewer Chinese to enter American and people who already resided before the act couldn’t leave without being recertified to enter because they had to be of a labor work which at that time was hard to prove. -
The Immigration Act
The Immigration Act of 1882 requires all immigrants landing on the U.S. ports must pay 50 cents. Also, immigrants are place in categories of eligible and ineligible citizenships. The importance of the act singled out immigrants based on stereotypes and the amount of money they could pay to enter. -
The Expatriation Act
The Expatriation Act of 1907 declares that any American woman who decides to marries a foreigner will lose their citizenship. The importance of this issue is that woman were essential not allowed to marry foreign born or pay the consequence of losing her U.S. citizenship. -
The Emgergency Quota Act
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 restricts 3% of immigrants from a country to live in the U.S. The importance of the act was that immigrants from various countries were able to enter. However, countries like Mexico had a much difficult proces because they had more immigrants trying to enter the U.S. -
The Alien Registration Act
The Alien Registration Act of 1940 reqiures all immigrants over the age of 14 to register with the U.S. and have a fingerprint. The importance of this act determined how many undocumented immigrants were in the U.S. at that time and had them register with the country. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
The Immigration Reform and Control Act was an Act of Congress which reformed the U.S. immigration law. The importance of the act was that employers were not allowed to hire undocumented immigrants but immigrants who were already in the U.S. before the act were granted legal status. There were over three million undocumented immigrations that were given legal status. -
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 was that immigrants who present unlawful conduct in the U.S. they are to be deported and sent back to their country. There were certain criteria to re-enter the U.S. legally. The importance of this act was that is deported immigrants who were breaking the law which makes America a little safer. -
Arizona's Proposition 200 "Arizona Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act
Arizona’s Proposition 200 was a ballot initiative that was passed with 56% vote on November 2, 2004. The proposition undermined undocumented immigrants by taking way state and federal benefits and cannot vote because they are not citizens. The importance of the prop was that undocumented immigrants who tried to apply for public benefits, the providers of the benefits with turn the immigrants to law enforcement. -
Real ID Act
The Real ID Act authorize that people had to show proof of state or driver’s license ID, changing the visa limits for employment for noncitizens, and having delivery bonds for undocumented immigrants who were detained. The importance of the act was identifying who were undocumented immigrants through issues IDs because public and federal places required IDs to be shown. Such as entering their bank account, getting on the plane, and so forth. -
Arizona's Proposition 300
Arizona's Proposition 300 was a ballot initiative that was voted by the voters and passed in 2006. The proposition entitles undocumented immigrants that are going to enter college are not allowed to receive any type of financial scholarship and have to pay out of state college tuition. The importance of the prop is that undocumented immigrants who want to receive a higher education pay to everything themselves because of their legal status, despite having a high grade point average and so forth. -
Arizona S.B. 1070
Arizona S.B. 1070 was approved by Arizona legislatures and signed by Governor Janice Breweron April 10, 2010. The bill is better known as Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhood Act. The importance of the act is that is allows law enforcement officials to make lawful stops and ask the person for more than one form of citizenship document. If the person does not have any form then the person will be considered an undocumented immigrant.
