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Althought the dexact ate is unclear, 1620 was the year that the supposed first European immgrants arrived in North America. They traveled across the North Atlantic Ocean and landed in present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts. This is widely accepted as the start of white settlement in North America.
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On this date, the Constitution of the United States of America changes American government forever, replacing the weak Articles of Confederation. With this document, English settlers institute a lasting government in the country they landed in over 100 years ago.
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The Naturalization Act of 1790 states "any alien, being a free white person, may be admitted to become a citizen of. U.S.". This begins the white settler's racial discrimintation against immigrants who are just like their ancestors.
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Puts additional restrictions on who becomes a citizen, as earlier decided in the Naturalization Act of 1790. Now, to become a citizen, immigrants must be a resident for at least 5 years and release any alliegence to another country. -
Congress regulates the importation of any persons of color "with the intent to hold, sell or dispose of as a slave or to be held in service or labor".
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Gives U.S. control over southwestern states, including Arizona, California and Texas. Over 100,000 people who claimed to be Mexicans were given the option of U.S. citizenship and over 200,000 Native Americans were taken under control of the government. -
Declares that any persons born or naturalized in the United States is a citizen and may not be denied their basic rights of life, liberty, or property without due process of law or be denied equal protections of the law.
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First law to put restriction on who enters the United States. It prohibited the importation of Chinese laborers and Chinese women "for the purposes of prostitution". This was designed to decrease the number of Chinses children who would be born citizens under the 14th Ammendment. -
More restrictions are put on who may enter the U.S. as Chinese laborers are exluded from immigrating for 10 years.
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Applying more restrictions, requires froeigners entering at US posts to pay a 50 cent tax and denies entry to convicts, lunatics, or ublic dangers.
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Limits immigration to 350,000 a year.
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Puts further limits on immigration. Limts to 165,000 a year with no more than 2% from each country of immigrants that were living in the US in 1890. Also in 1924, the Border Patrol is established.
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Further restriction on mmigration. Requires registration and fingerprints of any immigrant over the age of 14.
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Creates further restrictions by creating filing deadlines for asylum cases, allows officers to deny entry for asylum applicants, and increases the number of crimes that make a legal resident eligable for deportation. Also, expands the Border Patrol.
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Actual physical restrictions are put in place as a 700 mile fence is put up along the US Mexico border.
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Allows officers to pull over anyone with "reasonable suspicion" of being an illegal imigrant. They may be deported if not carrying the proper documentation.
