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Stopped entry of Chinease immigrants into the U.S. for ten years.
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More restrictive acts were passed during this time and they allowed the government not only to exclude certain individuals, but also to deport aliens who entered the country in violation of these immigration laws
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Limited the annual number of immigrants from each nationality to 3 percent of the number of foreigh-born persons of that nationality who were living in the U.S. in 1910.
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These Acts 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).
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In 1965 law had eliminated quotas based on national origin. As many as 270,000 immigrants could be admitted each year without regard to nationality.
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immposed several penalties on employers who willfully hired illegal aliens.
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Illegal aliens who could prove that they had been in this country continuosly for at least five years could apply to obtain temporary legal residency status.
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this act raised the legal immigration levels by about 40 percent, to 700,000 per year.
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This denied public social services, publicly funded health care, and public education to people who were suspected of being illegal aliens.
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This Act put into effect a number of provisions to stem illegal immigration.
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This prohibited immigrants, including legal immigrants who are not yet citizens, from recieving most forms of public assistance, including welfare benefits.
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A new policy was formed and under this new policy, many refugees automatically became eligible for permanent legal residence.
