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Naturalization Act
Naturalization Act restricts citizenship to “free white persons” who reside in the United States for five years and renounce their allegiance to their former country.
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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Alien and Sedition Acts ermit the President to deport any foreigner deemed to be dangerous.
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Congress Bams Importing More Slaves
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Congress bans importing more slaves, but it is still legal to enslave African-Americans, their children, and other slaves.
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Potato Famine Immigration
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1840-1860
The potato famine in Ireland incites a large wave of Irish immigrants to migrate to the United States. The immigrants encounter ant-Irish sentiment.
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Gold Rush Immigrants
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The Gold Rush in California increases immigrants from China, as well as migration from eastern United States.
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Homestead Act
The Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land.
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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The Chinese Exclusion Act prevents any Chinese without family already in the United States from immigrating.
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Ellis Island Opens
Once opened, Ellis Island acted as a gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 until 1954.
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Anarchist Exclusion Act
Upon the assasination of William Mckinley by a polish anarchist Congress enacted the Anarchist Exclusion Act, which allows immigrants to be excluded on the basis of their
political opinions.
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Angel Island Immigration Station Opens
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Angel Island Immigration Station opens in San Francisco Bay to process and deport mainly asian immigrants.
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California's Alien Land Law
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California's Alien Land Law prohibited "aliens ineligible for citizenship" from owning agricultural land or possessing long-ter. leases over it, but permitted leases lasting up to three years.
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Emerency Quota Act
The Quota Act limits annual European immigration to 3 percent of the number of a nationality group already living in the United States as of 1910.
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War Brides Act
The War Brides Act allowed alien spouses, natural children, and adopted children of members of the United States Armed Forces, "if admissible," to enter the U.S. as non-quota immigrants after World War II.
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U.S.A Patriot Act
"Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001"
The Patriot Act's purpose was to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and other purposes. The act increased scrutiny over foreigner.
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Arizona Immigration law sb1070
The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act: required police to determine the immigration status of someone arrested or detained when there is “reasonable suspicion” they are not in the U.S. legally.
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