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Immigration
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Naturalization Act of 1790
Congress adopts uniform rules so that any free white person could apply for citizenship after two years of residency. -
Alien and Sedation Acts - 1798
The Alien and Sedation were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists in the 5th United States Congress in the aftermath of the French Revolution and during an undeclared naval war with Britain and France, later known as the Quasi-War. -
American Southwest
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Naturalization Clause
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The U.S. population is 50,155,783
More than 5.2 million immigrants enter the country between 1880 and 1890. -
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, following revisions made in 1880 to the Burlingame Treaty of 1868. (Wikipedia.org) -
Alien Contract Labor Law
The Alien Contract Labor Law of 1885 allowed recruiting of foreign labor. -
Chinese Exclusion Act renewed indefinitely.
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Japanese made ineligible for citizenship.
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Displaced Persons Act of 1948
Displaced Persons Act allowed 205,000 refugees over two years; gave priority to Baltic States refugees; admitted as quota immigrants. Technical provisions discriminated against Catholics and Jews; those were dropped in 1953, and 205,000 refugees were accepted as non-quota immigrants. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
Immigration and Nationality Act eliminated race as a bar to immigration or citizenship. -
Regugee Relief Act of 1953
Was an act of legislation passed by the 83rd United States Congress to replace the Displaced Persons Act of 1948, which expired in 1953 -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
The 1965 act marked a radical break from the immigration policies of the past. The law as it stood then excluded Asians and Africans and preferred northern and western Europeans over southern and eastern ones -
United States Refugee Act of 1980
The United States Refugee Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-212) was an amendment to the earlier Immigration and Nationality Act and the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, and was created to provide a permanent and systematic procedure for the admission to the United States of refugees of special humanitarian concern to the U.S., and to provide comprehensive and uniform provisions for the effective resettlement and absorption of those refugees who are admitted. -
USA Patriot Act
The act, as a response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, dramatically reduced restrictions in law enforcement agencies' gathering of intelligence within the United States; expanded the Secretary of the Treasury’s authority to regulate financial transactions, particularly those involving foreign individuals and entities; and broadened the discretion of law enforcement and immigration authorities in detaining and deporting immigrants suspected of terrorism-related acts. -
AZ SB 1070 Immigration Act
