Immigration

  • 14th Amendment

    The 14th Amendment was passed. This allowed all people born on US soil to legally be citizens.
  • The Quota Acts

    Limited the amount of Immigrants could come to the United States each year from each country. Limited many countries who had citizens who needed to migrate.
  • Refugee Relief Act

    This act allowed over 200,000 people from communists countries to immigrate to the United States.
  • Anchor Baby Movie Released

    A movie about an anchor baby was released to bring light on the situation.
  • Maternity Hotels are busted

    The police shut down 13 hotels that are intended for pregnant women to have their kids so they can be US citizens.
  • Trump bans immigrants

    On this day, Trump signs his executive order that will ban refugees from 11 countries that he believes are dangerous.
  • Trump ends refugee ban

    On this day, Trump temporarily ends his refugee ban from 11 countries that he believes have high amounts of risk involved.