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With the discovery of the James River, Immigration was made possible.
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This law limited naturalization to immigrants who were free, white and of good moral character.
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The United States bought the territory in the middle of what is now the continental United States from France. Picture: http://www.history.com/topics/louisiana-purchase
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Andrew Jackson ordered the Cherokee nation to give up their land east of the Mississippi River and migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma.
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A war between the United States and Mexico resulted in the secession of Mexican lands which now consist of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Colorado.
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When gold was discovered in California a large rush of immigrants settled in California and the Western states. Picture: http://michaellamarr.com/goldrush.html
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The United States government offered free land to immigrants who lived on the land for 5 years.
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Before Arizona was established as a state it was a territory.
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An act in which the State Commission and officers checked the passengers on incoming boats arriving in the United States. This act made if difficult for immigrants to enter the country.
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An Act to Provide for the Allotment of Lands in Severalty to Indians on the Various Reservations
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This federal immigration processing station allowed 12 million immigrants to enter the United States.
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The United States decided to important thousands of Mexican laborers to work in agriculture.
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The AFL-CIO supports a new amnesty program that would allow these members of local communities to adjust their status to permanent residents and become eligible for naturalization.
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President Bush deployed 6,000 members of the National Guard to the Mexican border to assit the Border Patrol.
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Establishing the Rio Grande and not the Nueces River as the U.S.- Mexican border.
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