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Congress passes the first law to restrict immigration
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The Chinese Exclusion act is passed to stop cheap labor and made deportation of some
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The Immigration and Naturaliztion Service was made to enforce the laws of immigration. it help with naturaliztion too.
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Ellis Island in opended by the INS
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The U.S.wanted to make sure Japanese workers couldnt get into the U.S to easily so they signed the Genetleman's Agreement with Japan and the U.S refrained till 1924
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This act excluded foreigners from zones which no immigrats could be admitted into the U.S. Also it imposed a literacy test and other standards of the U.S
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This expanded the Provisions exclusion of aliens.
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No more than 3 percent of foriegn born residents able to live in the united States.
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It refused viss to foreigners which might endanger public saftey in the U.S.
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during World War 2 China and the U.S. became allies which help clear the way to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act. Chinese immigration resumed.
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limited admission of childern and wives of citizens who were honorably discharged during World War 2
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Authorizes admission of poeple from India to the U.S. under a annual quota.
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The asiatic Barred Zone, that stop asian immigrants from entering the U.S. was abolished and everyone fro, all nations were given the opportunity to enter the U.S.
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Limited 120000 immigrants a year from the western hemisphere who had visas on a first come first serve basis.
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Reduces worldwide quota to only 270000 immigrants a year.
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Immigration Act set a annual quota to 700000 immigrants per year
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This act made it easier to deport aliens trying to get into the U.S. without proper documents.