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America
The beginning of colonial immigration. -
Involuntary Immigration
Slavery. Importation of African Slaves begins.
Back then, not illegal... yet. -
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Naturalization of Immigrants
During these years, the Articles of Confederation kept citizenship and naturalization of aliens under indiviual states' control. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts gave the US President with the power to punish and/or deport "aliens", along with increasing the naturalization residency requirement to 14 years. -
Treaty of Guadalupe
US aquires Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California and parts of Utah and Nevada from Mexico. -
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act gave applicants ownership of land for little or no money, this encouraged westward migration. -
Immigration Control
A commissioner of immigration is appointed by the US President, becoming the first congressional attempt to centralize immigration control. -
14th Amendment
Supreme Court confirms the 14th Amendment, which gave citizenship to all persons born in the United States. -
Anarchist Exclusion Act
The Immigration Act of 1903, also known as the Anarchist Exclusion Act, led to exclusion of immigrants based on political ideology begins. -
Mexican Revoluation
During the Mexican Revolution, thousands of Mexicans entered the US because of the job availability in industry, mines, railroads and especially agriculture all for higher wages than those available in Mexico. -
Immigration Act of 1917
The Immigration Act of 1917 denied entry to immigrants from Eastern Asia and Pacific Islands. -
Quota Act
First Quota Act becomes law and limits the number of immigrants from certain countries. -
United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind
US Supreme Court decides in United States v. Bhagat Thind that Asian Indians do not qualify for naturalization because they are not considered "White". -
Border Patrol
The US Border Patrol is established, their main purpose is to secure the borders between inspection stations. -
Bracero Program
The Bracero Program brought 5,000,000 Mexican workers to the US temporarily to work American fields. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
This act granted legal status to qualifying illegal aliens who entered the US before Jan. 1, 1982. -
Amnesty for Immigrants
American Federation of Labor- Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Labor Union supports amnesty for undocumented aliens. -
911
Terrorist attacks prompt US Department of Defence to expand military support along the borders as well as promotes racial profiling. -
US-Mexican Fence
Secure Fence Act authorizes fencing along most of the US-Mexican border. -
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Mexican Drug War
Violence. Drugs. Media. No control. Screwed up politics. Misguided blame. -
SB 1070
Arizona passed law which further expanded the state's authority to combat illegal immigration. -
Obama and Child immigrants
President Barack Obama allows illegal immigrants who came to US as children to stay in country.
