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Naturalization Act of 1790
This Act is what eventually allowed people who were born in the United States to be considered citizens. -
Slave Trade Act of 1807
Stoped the importation of slaves into the United States. -
California Gold Rush
Encouraged a large number of immigrants to the United States in hope of becoming wealthy. -
Homestead Act of 1862
Poor immigrants from other countries saw the opportunity to own land in a new country and establish a new wealth for themselves and their family. This act led to a large number of imigrants entering the United States. -
Immigration Act of 1875
Ensured that immigrants would be free of crime in order to enter the United States. -
The Chinese Exclusion Acts
First significant law restricting immigration into the United States. This law prevented Chinese immigration with justification that it would serve the greater good. -
WWI Entry
U.S. Entry into WWI drasticly slowed immigration into the United States. -
WWII
WWII Led to employee shortages because of all the deployed men in the war effort. This led to a boom in imigration in order to fill employee needs. -
President Rosevelt bilateral treaty with Mexico
Labor shortages inspired President Rosevelt to agree to let farm workers come from Mexico to fill the need. -
The Immigration and Nationality Act 1952
Limited Immigration from the East, but allowed western immigration to flow without restriction. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Stopped the discrimination of keeping people from certain countries from immigrating to the United States. Instead now the quota system would keep people out of the United States who would not be expected to be good contributors to American Society.. -
Amendments to the Immigration and Naturalization Act
Extended limits on immigration for countries from western nations. These Amendments especially effected the rate of immigration from Mexico as it was the only nation that had maxed out immigration limits that were set by previous law. -
1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act
Comprehensive reform that most natably granted previously illegal aliens citizenship, and prevented employers from hiring unauthorised workers. -
1996 Illegal Immigration Reform & Immigrant Responsibility Act
This made law that was much tougher admission and deportation to and from the United States. It also made very difficult the ability of a illegal immigrant already in the United States to become a citizen. -
Arizona SB1070
Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act is the name of the law, and it required immigrants to report to a government agency to receive documentation that must be held on each person. Law enforcement no longer would need a warrent to make an arrest if they beleived the offense could lead to deportation from the United States.
