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Chinese Exclusion Act
The chinese exclusion act was passed to prevent an excess of cheap labor, it provided deportation of illegal immigrants. -
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Immigration
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
The Immigration and Naturalization Service was created to administer federal was, exclusion and deportation of aliens residing in the U.S. -
INS
The INS opens on Ellis Island. -
Gentleman's Agreement
The U.S. and Japan both signed the Gentlemans agreement which ensured that the Japanese government wouldn't give passports to Japanese laborers that intended to enter the U.S. -
Anarchist Act of 1918
Helped expand provisions for the exclusion of aliens. -
Quota Act of 1921
The terms of the 1921 quota system allowed no more than 3 percent of the number of foreign-born residents of that nationality living in the U.S. in 1910. In -
Immigration Act of 1924
The immigration act established a new quota system for each nationality. -
Visas
Congress passed an act refusing to give Visas to people whos presence might endanger safety. -
The War Brides Act
Congress passed the War Brides Act, that only allowed a certain admission of women and children of citizens that had an honorable discharge. -
Refugee Act of 1953
Made an allocation list for victims of the war disaster
