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Free soil party
opposed the extension of slavey into the territory -
Chinese and Japan Arrived
About 300,000 chinese arrived to the America -
Europeans Arrived
Approximately 20 million europeans arrived in the America. -
Difficult journey
Almost all immigrants traveled by streamships -
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The congress banned chinese immigrants for no citizenship. chinese people were taking most jobs in America, in california. -
Gentlemens agreement
Japans government agreed to limit immigration of unskilled workers -
Quota system
This system established the maximum number of people who could enter the us from each foreign -
Immigration Act
Open the door for many non-europeon immigrants to settle in the us -
Contol act 1986
The immigrants reforms and control act of 1986 allows most illegal aliens who have have reside in us continuously since January 1 of 1892 to apply forlegal status and prohibits employer from hiring illegal aliens and man dates penalities for violations -
Proposition 187
Cut all education and non-mergency health benefits to illegal immigrants
