Immigration In the United States and events in Arizona

By meghanpruett

  • Beginning of Colonial Immigration

    website The James Rivers played a huge role from the begining of immigration, starting with the fact that the river was discovered by immigrants. This which then led to the start of immigration in the United States.
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    Events of Immigration in the United States and Arizona

  • Pennsylvania Enacts Oath of Allegiance for German Immigrants

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    German pioneers arrived at the port of Philadelphia and were able to call the United States their home with little to any quesions.

  • French & Indian War

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    The French and Indian War is realivent to the current immigration issues we see in today. Since the war was based upton territory between the English and Indians this caused other nations to be worried about immigrants coming to thir land and to take over which has happened here.

  • The first alien Naturalization Act

    web link The first naturalization that allowed citizenship to any white person who has been in the United States for atleast two years or more that would show proof. They also had to have good morals to qualify.

  • Importation of Slaves Banned

    web link This Act prohibited having or owning any slaves in the United States. This stopped people from taking slaves away from theri country. However it did not fully stop American's from slavery until it was put into the constution.

  • Irish Potato Famine

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    A disease that struck in Ireland named late blight destroyed all of the potatos leaving many families hungry. This then casued a great number of immigration from the Irish people.

  • The treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

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    The treaty between the United States and Mexico ended the war and resulted in the United States getting the land that we consider to be Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and some of the areas of Utah and Nevada.

  • The Chinese Exclusion Act

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    The United States signed a law, this was the first that had the most restrictions on free imigration ever in the United States history. This law prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers.

  • Immigration Act

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    This act considered to be the first general immigration act. The act stated that there would be a 50 cent tax would be levied on all illegal immigrants landing on the United States ports. The law also gave an restriction that stated well the immigrants would be examined if htey seemed convicts, idiots or unable to take care of themselves they were not allowed in

  • The Immigration Act of 1917

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    This Act 1917, the United States passed the law where they can deny entrance to immigrants from the Eastern Asia and the Pacific Islands.

  • Emergency Quota Act

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    This law restricted immigration into the United States. This law restricted the amount of immigrants we would allow into the United States depending on where they were coming from.

  • The Civil Rights Movement

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    A major protest movement that involoved racial segergation towards the south of the United States. This movement would protest using non violence to fight agianst African Americans rights.

  • Immigration Reform & Control Act

    web linkThis law was enforced when there were an over whelming about of illegal aliens working in the United States. Many were afraid that they would take all of hte jobs and immigrants would get away wihtout having to pay taxes involving schooling and other public works. This law was passed to help enforce a better ruling on this issue.

  • President Obama permits illegal Immigrants

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    President Barack Obama declares to stop deporting the youth of immigrants in America. He wants to give them a better future by helping them get citizenship as well as their family.

  • US Supreme Court maintains 2010 Arizona Immigration Law,

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    The state of Arizona passed a few new laws regarding immigration in the state. Immigrants must carry their green cards, immigrants also can be denied from work, and lastly police are able to arrest someone without an warrent as long as their is probable cause that they can be removed from the country.