Important Events related to Immigration in the United States

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  • Enemy Expatriation Act

    Enemy Expatriation Act

    Would take away citizenship of helped out an illgeals.
  • U.S. Congress passed the Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves

    U.S. Congress passed the Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves

    Ended importation of slaves
  • Native American Party

    Native American Party

    Won a few thousand votes
  • Great Famine

    Great Famine

    Period in time were people emigrated from Ireland
  • First Transcontinental Railroad

    First Transcontinental Railroad

    Railroad linked the Eastern United States.
  • The Chinese Exclusion Act

    The Chinese Exclusion Act

    Allowed the U.S. to suspend chinese immigration, law signed by Chester A. Arthur.
  • Immigration Act of 1882

    Immigration Act of 1882

    A .50 cents tax on immigrants
  • Statue of Liberty

    Statue of Liberty

    A welcoming sign to immigrants, representation of freedom!
  • Immigration Act of 1917

    Immigration Act of 1917

    Added to the number of undesirables banned from entering the country
  • Emergency Quota Act

    Emergency Quota Act

    Restricted immigration to the Unoted States
  • Alien Registration Act

    Alien Registration Act

    Passed that it was illegal for anyone in the United States to advocate, abet, or teach the desirability of overthrowing the governmen
  • Immigration and Nationality Act

    Immigration and Nationality Act

    Also known as the McCarran–Walter Act, restriced immiragtion into the U.S.
  • Immigrant Responsibility Act

    Immigrant Responsibility Act

    Immigrants unlawfully present in the United States for 180 days but less than 365 days must remain outside the United States for three years
  • The USA Patriot Act

    The USA Patriot Act

    The act was put in place after September 11th in order to have more protection against terriorism.
  • Arizona SB 1070

    Arizona SB 1070

    Must always have papers on the if asked to show proof