Immigration Issues From the U.S. & Arizona History By ali1214 Dec 1, 1607 Beginning of Colonial Immigration- English Settlers Arrive in America Dec 3, 1619 Importation of African Slaves Begins Dec 3, 1656 Anti-Quaker Immigration Popular but Quakers Still Immigrate Sep 17, 1717 Pennsylvania Enacts Oath of Allegiance for German Immigrants Dec 3, 1717 36,000 British Convicts Transported to america after Passage of Transporrtation Act in 1717 Dec 3, 1769 36,000 British Convicts Transported to america after Passage of Transporrtation Act in 1717 Mar 26, 1790 First Alien Naturalization Act Enacted by the Newly Created US Government Dec 3, 1808 Foreign Slave Trade Becomes Illegal; 50,000 Slaves Become First "Illegal Aliens" in the US Dec 3, 1816 Irish Immigration to US Begins along with Anti-Irish Sentiments in US Feb 2, 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Results in United States Acquiring Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California, and Parts of Utah and Nevada Jul 4, 1864 First Congressional Attempt to Centralize Immigration Control; A Commissioner of Immigration Is Appointed by the US President Jan 2, 1892 Ellis Island Opens as Immigrant Entry Checkpoint Jun 29, 1906 Naturalization Act Creates Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization Oct 24, 1968 Armed Forces Naturalization Act Allows Veterans Who Served Active-Duty to Become Naturalized Citizens Oct 1, 1991 Armed Forces Immigration Adjustment Act Gives Special Immigration Status to Foreign Veterans Who Served in the US Armed Forces Mar 7, 2013 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Adds Immigrants to Protected Classes Nov 20, 2014 President Obama Announced Executive Action to Prevent Deportation of Millions of Immigrants in the United States Illegally
