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Congress declared a preference for immigrants from Europe. Passed a law defining who could become a citizen if a person was not born here: Citizenship was only possible for a "free white person".
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Said that no Chinese Laborer could enter the country for 10 years. Was renewed several times, was still in effect by world war II
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A very long period of Immigration, as 25 million people entered the country. Most immigrants were seen as very different. Outsiders.
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Congress sets up quotas favoring immigrants from northwest Europe.
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Introduced a quota system by country, and that each country's immigrants were limited to 2 percent of foreign born residents, from that country listed in the US census of 1890.
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Abolished the quota system based on national origin.
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Penalized employers for knowingly hiring undocumented immigrants, but it gives amnesty to some undocumented immigrants allowing them a path to eventually apply to citizenship
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Said that no country could account for more than 7 percent of total immigrants
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A new law expands the U.S. Border Patrol and stiffens penalties for false papers.
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Bill proposed to fill short-term labor needs through a guest worker program and strengthened border control.
Gave way to a path to citizenship to those already here. Was voted down by senate.
