Immigration Policy Procedures

  • 1795 Naturalization Act

    any white person can become a citizan if they have lived in the US for 5 years
  • 1819 Steerage Act

    Standards made to bring passengers to the US
  • 1882 Chinese Exclusipon act

    were brinnging chinese over to build railroads, didnt want htem to stay wen they were done with them, chinese were no longer allowed in US
  • 1902 Scott Act

    Extended Chinese laws
  • 2005 Real ID Act

    After 9/11 attacks, drivers lisene and non drivers lisence identification cards were established