Timeline: Immigration Timeline | Timetoast

Apr 30, 1795

Naturalization Act
Apr 30, 1812

War of 1812

Brought Immigration to a hault.
Period: Apr 30, 1820 to Apr 30, 1880

Big time for immigrants

Over ten million immigrants arrived in the states, mainly in the midwest.
Apr 30, 1850

First decade for the Immigration to rise about 1 million
Apr 30, 1898

Spanish-American War
Apr 30, 1917

Literacy test becomes a law for incoming immagrants
Apr 30, 1918

WW1
Apr 30, 1965

The Immigration Act
Apr 30, 1986

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Apr 30, 1990

The Immigration Act of 1990
Apr 30, 1995

Proposition 187 enacted by California Legislature
Apr 30, 1996

Welfare Reform Reconcilliation Act
Apr 30, 2001

9/11
Apr 30, 2002

U.S. Patriot Act
Apr 30, 2010

SB 1070, Arizona Law Passed