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The Naturalization Act
The Naturalization Act of 1790 established the rules for naturalized citizenship, as per Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, but places no restrictions on immigration. Citizenship is limited to white persons, with no other restriction on non-whites. -
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Naturalization Act of 1795
It stated that you have to be a citizen in the U.S for 5 years instead of 2 years. -
The Naturalization Act of 1798
further lengthened required residency to become citizen, registers white immigrants to establish date of initial residency -
Page Act of 1875
Prohibited immirants classified as undesirable -
Chinese Exclusion Act
It prohibited immigration of all chinese laborers. -
Immigratiton Act if 1822
It created the guidelines of exclusion through the creation of a new category of inadmissible aliens. -
The Act of 1891
It introduced a commisioner of immigration to the treasry department -
The Geary Act of 1892
Extended and made the Chinese Exclusion Act stronger -
Immigration Act of 1903
Also known as he Anarchist Act, added and or banned four admissionable classes(anarchist,beggers,importers, prostitutes) -
Naturalization Act of 1906
It stated that you have to know some english to become a legal citizen. -
Immigration Act of 1907
Restricted the enterance into the US for certain classes of disabled and diseased people/ -
Immigration Act of 1917
It restricted immigration from asia. It also introduced a reading test to those immigrants over 14 years of age -
Immigrtion Act of 1918
During WW1, the US troops were having a difficult time with anarchy. Soo they extended the provision on the Anarchy Exclusion Act. -
Emergency Quota Act of 1921
It added two new features to American immigration law: numerical limits on immigration from Europe and the use of a quota system for establishing those limits. -
Immigration Act of 1924
Aimed at freezing the current ethnic distribution in response to rising immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe, as well as Asia. Introduced nationality quotas. -
The National Origins Formula
This document was established with the Immigration Act of 1924. -
Nationality Act of 1940
Basically, this law determined who was eligible for citizenship, and who wasnt. It also explained how you can lose your citizenship. -
Manguson Act of 1943
Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act and permitted Chinese nationals already in the country to become naturalized citizens.
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The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
It somewhat loosened the grip on Asians legal rights to become a US citizen. However, it increased the power of the government deportation. -
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
First time mexican immigration was restricted. -
The Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act of 1966
Cubans who enter the United stats were considered to have legal sttus -
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
It granted a path to citizenship to illegal immigrants who had been in the United States before 1982 but made it a crime to hire an illegal immigrant. -
Real ID Act
All citizens above the age of 18 must carry identification(ID cards, drivers license, etc.) -
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
Increased immgration by 40%
