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This allowed the states to determine their own immigration laws. Later this was replaced by the Consitution and the Federal Government.
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A person can gain citizenship if they are a free white person living in the United States for 2 years. This exempted Native Americans from gaining citizenship
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Any person not a citizen of the United States could be deported if the country was at war.
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This act prohibited the foreign trade of slaves within the United States.
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The United States acquires Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California, Utah, and Nevada from Mexico
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This Act allowed all foreign wives of U.S. citizens to be considered a citizen of this country.
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This act restricted the number of immigrants allowed in any country to 3% of the number of residents from that country currently living in the United States.
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This act created the U.S. Border Patrol to protect the land borders of the country. In 1925 the borders were extended to include ocean borders.
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American Indians are given citizen status. All children born in the United States are also given citizen status.
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Current Japanese immigrants are sent to internment camps during World War 2.
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This act made it illegal to hite unauthorized workers and made empoylers check for valid citizenship when hiring employees.
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Total number of allowed immigrants into the United States was increased
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Arizona enacts the strictest anti-illegal immigration act. This act made any alien not carrying U.S. citizen papers considered to be committing a crime.