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Colonization
Englishmen begin settlement in Jamestown, Virginia -
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U.S. and Arizona immigration
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Slave Importation
The first African slaves were imported for labor in the colonies -
Naturalization Act
The first U.S Naturalization Act was established that granted free white males and some women citizenship after two years of residency -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The U.S. acquires Colorado, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, California, Nevada and Utah from Mexico. Mexican residents receive U.S. citizenship -
Homestead Act
Promised land to citizens and immigrants at a cheap price per acre in hopes of encouraging westward migration -
Ellis Island
Ellis Island officially stands as the immigrant entry checkpoint -
Citizenship
The supreme court confirms that all people born in the U.S are granted citizenship -
Mexican Revolution
Thoussands of Mexicans cross the border into the U.S to avoid the war -
Emergency Quota Law
Limitation placed for immigration into the U.S. -
U.S. Border Patrol
official establishment of U.S. border patrol against illegal immigration -
Bracero Program
5,000,000 temporary workers were brought into the U.S to work on farms and railroads -
Refugee Act of 1980
Allows prosecuted individuals to seek asylum in the U.S. -
Mariel Boatlift
Cuba allows 125,000 cubans to illegally depart for the U.S -
Secure Fence Act
secretary of homeland security takes action to stop unlawful entry of undocumented immigrants and authorizes fencing along the U.S. Mexican border -
SB 1070
Arizona signs a controversial bill expanding the state's authority to combat illegal immigration -
Residents
President Obama allows undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children to stay in the country
