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Alien Act of 1798
United States signed this act under the pressure of France. This act put immigrants security in risk, which caused less people would come to United States. -
Steerage Act
After this act, more immigrants came to U.S, and most of them came from Ireland. -
California Gold Rush
Gold Rush attract tens of thousands people from China, Europe and Latin America. More and more immigrants were coming, so a small town became a big city, and then came out a state named California. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
A peace treaty between United States and Mexico that ended Mexican-American War. This treaty also made many mexicans emigrated to United States. -
Homestead Act
U.S. government gave 160 arcs of surveyed government land to immigrants who would live there for 5 years. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese labors were banned to emigrate to United States for ten years. -
Ellis Island
An immigrants station, which built of wood. Most immigrants moved to this island were Irish, German, and Russian. -
Immigration Act of 1917
An act that restricked those undesirable immigrants from living in United State. -
War Brides Act
An act that allows non-Asian spouses, natural children, and adopted children of United States military personnel to enter and live in United States after WW II. -
Displaced Persons Act of 1948
This act gave an opportunity for some people who couldn't go back their countries to stay in United States with their families. -
Cuban Revolution
After Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, forced some cuban to exile, many families in Cuba chose to emigrate to United State. -
The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965
This act gave requirements to those immigrants. Immigrants with skills, or had family relationships with citizens or residents of U.S. would allow to live in United States. -
United States v. Brignoni-Ponce
A mexican stopped his vehical near the border, and American officer wanted to search his car because they thought they would cross the border illegally. This case made government payed attention on event like this. -
Amerasian Homecoming Act of 1987
To ease for those Amerasian children, who born during Vietnam War, to immigrate to U.S., mostly offspring of American fathers and Vietnamese mothers. -
SB 1070
This law requires all aliens above the age of 14 who have stayed in United States for more than 30 days should register with the U.S. government.
