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Congress passed a law defining who could become a citizen if a person was not born here. Citizenship was only possible for someone who was a free white person.
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One of the heaviest periods of immigration in american history with some 25 million immigrants
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Stated that no chinese laborer could enter the U.S. for ten years (Chinese professionals were still allowed to immigrate.) Renewed several times untill WWII when China was an ally
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Congress sets up quotas favoring immigrants from the northwestern Europe; the Immigration act of 1924 expands the system
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Introduced quota system. Each countys immigrants were limited to 2 percent of foriegn born residents
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Abolished the quota system based on national origin.
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Slowed immigration by punishing employers who knowingly hired undocumented immigrants. second, it made undocumented immigrants illegal
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States that no coutry could become more than 7 percent of that country's immigrants.
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Increased border patrol staff and stiffened penalties for creating false citizenship papers or smuggling undocumented workers.
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Bush was the man. he made it tough on those darn illegal aliens. he supported tougher laws.
