Immigration timeline

  • 1790 Naturalization Act

    Allow someone to apply for citizenship if they are a free white person, be a good person, and live in the US for two years.
  • 1847 Passenger Act

    Standards for carrier ships to follow when bringing people to the US and that they will get in trouble if they don't follow.
  • 1921 Emergency Quota Law

    Limits the immigration of aliens into the United States
  • 2006 Secure Fence Act

    Secures the borderlines between the US and other countries