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The impoortation of slaves is banned in the United States
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During the congress elections of 1854, many people from the Know nothing party were elected. They supported the idea of restricting immigration.
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The Homestead Act provided for places of residence for the poor and the immigrants. One had to move to a piece of land, live there for five years and improve it. The land was free or very cheap. It brought a whole new wave of immigrants to the United States.
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This act made immigrants pay fifty cents per person. Several groups were deemed ineligible and no lunatics were allowed into the country.
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This act made it so no Chinese immigrants were allowed to enter America. It was enforced for ten years
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Lady Liberty was finished and unvailed to the public.
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This act applied the literar requirement to immigrate ti the United States.
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This act was registered as the Green Card Legislation.
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This created a preference system for immigrants. It gave the priority to those with family members already in America and to those with specific skill, such as scientists.
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This act created ned restrictions for individuals immigrating from Mexico.
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The act made it illegal to hire the indivuals who are considered to be illegal aliens in the United States.
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The act named aboved was created to strengthen border enforcement. In addition, it was stated that if an individual that was not a citizen then they would not get any benefits from the United States Government.
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Due to 9/11, restrictions were added on immigration from everywhere. It created a Department of Homeland Security and increased border control. It also made it a requirement to have one's passport machine readable.
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This requires standardized ID cards or state driver's licenses for citizen identification.
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This criminalizes being and illegal alien in Arizona, and makes it so the Arizona police force is responsible for enforcing this law.
