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The Naturalization Act of 1795 required five years of residency for citizenship as well as publicly announcing why the immigrant wanted to become a citizen three years before being a citizen.
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The congress' first attempt to control immigration occured when they assigned a Commissioner of Immigration and formed immigrant labor contracts.
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The French nation gave the American people the Statue of Liberty to show their ever lasting friendship. The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom for the Americans.
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Millions of immigrants entered the United States through Ellis Island in the New York Harbor.
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Ellis Island was opened in hopes of controlling the flow of thousands of Chinese into America.
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The Labor Appropriation Act of 1924 declared that the U.S. Border Patrol would secure the borders between inspection stations.
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Ellis Island closed and was declared part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.
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The Armed Forces Naturalization Act granted veterans who served in active-duty the right to become naturalized citizens.
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The court case of Plyler versus Doe reverses Texas' Law and states that even illegal immigrant children have the right to a free public education.
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The Immigration Reform and Control Act allows illegal immigrants who entered the United States before January 1, 1982 to become legal.
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The Secure Fence Act allows a fence to be built on the United States and Mexican Border.
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Arizona senate bill 1070 was one of the strictest ant-illegal immigration acts.
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The number of undocumented immigrants decreased by sixty-six percent in 2009 compared to 2005 in the United States.
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Any business that employed undocumented immigrannts is penalized by the United States Supreme Court.
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The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals allows some illegal immigrants to stay in the United States if they came into the United States as a child.
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The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act provides a temporary visa and helps guide the immigrant to citizenship if she was a victim of domestic absue.
