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Indians vs. English Settlers
Indians struggled with the idea of English Settlers taking over their land without any fair justification. They had many complaints. Image Source:
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Immigration Law
With the assistance and support of Benjamin Franklin, Pennsylvania created an oath confirming that taxes and physical examinations were to be required for German immigrants entering their colony. Image Source:
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Alien and Sedition Acts
Headed by President Adams, this series of laws put new restrictions on immigrants. These restrictions included voting rights, protesting rights, and issues with deportation. Image Source:
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Ellis Island
This immigrant processing center in New York welcomed immigrants from the East for 60 years. The immigrants were required to have medical and legal inspections done to ensure they could be allowed into the U.S. Image Source:
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Mexican Revolution
This revolution was in opposition to the Mexican president at the time, Porfirio Díaz. It played the role of a major turning point for the Mexican culture and government. Image Source:
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Border Patrol Established
The U.S. border patrol finally acted on serious illegal immigration problems through the Appropriation Act of 1924. They created regulations for inspection stations that were patrolled by men on horseback with guns. Image Source:
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Alien Registration Act Passes
Congress passed this contradictory law into order. It made it illegal for any citizen to encourage the overthrow of the current government. It also created a registration process for non-citizens to be tracked. Image source:
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Bracero Program begins
Also known as the Mexican Farm Labor Program, the Bracero program allowed for 4.6 million migrant Mexican agricultural workers to come to the U.S. during WWII. Image Source:
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Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)
This act was signed into action by Ronald Reagan in order to reassess the issue of illegal immigrants in the U.S. It gave illegal immigrants an opportunity to gain citizenship by meeting standards and requirements. Image source:
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Agreement between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada that increased trade between the three countries and overall boosted the economies. There is also debate that it gave more jobs to a less developed Mexico because after their economy collapsed, many immigrants crossed into the U.S. Image Source:
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Prop 203 Passes in Arizona
Voted for by 63% of the voters in Arizona, this proposition changed the way English-language learning students were taught. Where teachers were originally given freedom to teach using bilingual, immersion, or mixed methods, they were now restricted to using only English immersion strategies. Image Source:
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The DREAM Act
This Act created new opportunities for undocumented immigrant youth to have access citizenship by meeting certain requirements. This allows them to pursue their dreams of going to college, joining the military, getting a job, etc without holding their citizenship against them. Image Source:
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9/11 Terrorist Attack
The malicious attacks on the Twin Towers in NYC and the Pentagon in Washington DC created urgency in the U.S. The government quickly increased military presence along the border lines in hopes to protect the borders more efficiently. Image Source:
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Minute Man Project
U.S. citizens decided to take border patrolling into their own hands. Citizens that called themselves the "Minute Men" controversially stationed themselves along border lines in an attempt to track down illegal immigrants. Image Source:
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DACA is Announced
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals was announced by President Obama. Illegal immigrants would not be deported if they met the following requirements: they came to the U.S. before the age of 16, they have lived here for at least 5 years, they are currently in school or active in the military, they have a clean criminal record, and they are under the age of 30. Image Source:
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VAWA
The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act was a renewal of the original act from 1994. It was a system for providing women who were victims of domestic abuse a chance for a temporary visa. Image Source:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/28/politics/violence-against-women/
