Immigration timeline

  • 1790 Naturalization Act

    If you were a free white person, a good character, and living in the U.S. for at least two years you could apply for a citizenship. That person must take an oath and their citizen ship would extend to their progenty under 21.
  • 1819 Steering Act

    Ships carrying passengers were given standards that they had to follow
  • 1902 Scott Act

    Extended Chineese exclusion laws for an unspecifid amount of time.
  • 2006 Secure Finance Act

    Addressed the evaluation and construction of physical barriers and advanced the reignforcation fencing along the southern border.