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- Chinese Exclusion Act o 1882
Congress responed to the influx of asians with the chinese exclusion act of 1882 which stopped entry of chinese immigrants into the united states for ten years. -
1888 & 1891
More restrictive acts were passed in 1888 and 1891. They allowed the national government not only to exclude certain individuals convicts and prostitutes and insane persons. -
Quota Act of 1921
This act limited the annual number of immigrants from each nationality to 3 percent of the number of foriegn -born persons of that nationality who were living in the united states in 1910. -
Immigration Act of 1924 and National Origins Act of 1929
they established a new quota system for each nationality and set a limit on the total number of immigrants to be allowed entry at all (150,000 per year). -
1965
the 1965 law had eliminated quotas based on national origin. as many as 270,000 immigrants could be admitted each year without regard to nationality, country of origin or race. -
1986 - Immigration Reform and Control Act
imposed severe penalties on employers who willfully hired illegal aliens. -
1987-88 - Amnesty Program
illegal aliens who could prove that they had been in this country continuously for at least five years could apply to obtain temporary legal residency status. -
Immigration Act of 1990
the act raised legal immigration levels by about 40 percent to 700,000 per year. it stessed family reunification, provided legal status for certain illegal immigrants and struck down barriers blocking people with certain political beliefs from entry. -
1994 - Proposition 187
Anti-immigration sentiments were clearly evident in California in 1994. in that year proposition 187 was put on the ballot. -
Immigration Reform Act of 1996
the act put into effect a number of provison to stem illegal immigration. -
Welfare Reform Act of 1996
prohibited immigrants including legal immigrants who are not yet citizens from recieving most forms of public assistance including welfare benefits. -
1997
Congress revised its policy in 1997
