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The Alien and Sedition Acts were President Adams' laws saying the President could deport any foreigner who seemed dangerous.
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The Irish Potato Famine sent over a million Irish immigrants into the U.S. causing a lot of discrimination due to job security.
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California passes a law that banned Chinese or Monogolians into their state.
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This act prevented any Chinese immigrants from entering the country unless they already had family in our borders.
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Ellis Island opened letting millions of immigrants into the country.
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This act was an act that alowed dsicrimination based on an immigrant's political views.
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This agreement was between the Japanese and the United States which alowed Japapnese immigrants, but only the most elite.
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Congress overrides President Wilson's veto to pass a mandatory literacy test for all incoming immigrants.
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Immigration from Asia was not acceptable, which increased Mexican immigration because employers started looking South for cheap labor. This vioated the Gentleman's Agreement.
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The great Depression caused many Mexican immigrants to be deported because of economic hardship.
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Requires all immigrants aged 14 and up to have registration papers and fingerprints.
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Mexicans are once again deported because the need for cheap labor decreases after the war.
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Places priority on employable skills and familial relationships for entrance into the country leading to a ton of immigrants of color to continue to pour into the United States.
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Was intended to make it hard for undocumented immigrants to find work, but also giving cheap labor to businesses. Granted amnesty to 3 million undocumented Mexican workers.
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Eliminates basic rights of due process for immigrants and limits their avenues to become legalized in America. New court is established to hear deportation cases and immigration in relations to terrorism.
