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Chinese laborers were prohibited entry into the United States. Chinese students were still allowed into the country.
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This act prohibited the importation of undocumented immigrants for labor, or contract labor.
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Requires that all immigrants above or at the age of 14 be fingerprinted.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order to place people of Japanese decent in internment camps, in response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
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Repeals the Chinese Exclusion Act and Chinese immigrants become eligible for citizenship.
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During World War II this act allowed certain groups of European refugees into the United States.
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In Texas undocumented children were denied education. The Supreme Court ruled that everyone deserves a free public education.
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Immigration reform that legalizes undocumented immigrants living in the United States since 1982.
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This act increased the quota for the amount of immigrants to enter the United States from 500,000 to 700,000.
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In 1996, Arizona legislation passed a law that all people wanting to get a driver's license must prove that they are United States citizens.
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In 2000, bilingual education is banned from schools in Arizona.
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Bill introduced into the senate but was rejected. This bill would grant legal status to children who came into the United States unwillingly.
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Voters must provide proof of citizenship in order to vote.
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People can be pulled over or questioned about their legal status under "reasonable suspicion."
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This policy defers deportation and grants legal status temporarily for children under the age of 16, who meet certain requirements.
