Immigration

Naturalization Law

Apr 14, 1802

Required a record of all aliens into the United States.

Chineese Exclusion Law

May 6, 1882

Made it so Chineese laborers were not allowed to migrate to the United States of America.

Bureau of Immigration

Mar 3, 1891

Government agency set up to control immigration to the United States.

Emergency Quota Act

May 19, 1921

Lowered the number of immigrants admitted to 3% of the number of residents from that same country living in the United States.

Luce-Celler Act

Jul 2, 1946

Quota of 100 Filipinos, and 100 Indians to immigrate into the United States each year.

Immigration and Nationality Act

Oct 3, 1965

Replaced the National Origins Formula with one the was based on immigrants' skills and their family relations with U.S. citizens.

United States Refugee Act

Mar 3, 1980

Amendment to an earlier act, creating a permanent place in the United States for refugees.

Immigration Reform and Control Act

Nov 6, 1986

Required employers to attest to their employees' immigration status, and made it illegal to knowingly hire unauthorized immigrants.

American Homecoming Act

Mar 21, 1988

Allowed children born in Vietnam who had American fathers to move to the United States.

Secure Fence Act

Oct 26, 2006

Meant to help secure U.S. borders and decrease illegal immigration.