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American Revolution ends with the Treaty of Paris
The beginning of America as a nation is also the beginning of immigration issues -
Naturalization Act of 1790
This act allowed free white persons of "good character" to apply for citizenship after living in America for two years. -
Importation of slaves is banned
The banning of slave importation changes the amount of people immigrating into the U.S. drastically. -
Irish potato famine
The potato famine casued many Irish people to immigrate to America looking for work and a fresh start. -
Knownothing Party in the election of 1954
Many members from the Knownothing Party, who were against immigration, were elected -
Homestead Act
This act allowed immigrants as well as the poor land to live on as long as they lived there for five years and imporved the land over that time. Many more immigrants began coming to America for this opportunity. -
Construction of Transcontinental Railroad begins
The construction of the railroad brought a new wave of immigrant laborers from Ireland and China -
Naturalization Act of 1870
Gave citizrnship to whites and African Americans but excluded Native Americans adn Asians -
Immigration Act of 1882
This act enforces a fifty cent tax on immigrants coming into the United States. -
Alien Contract Labor Law
This law banned companys from bringing foreigners into the country as laborers. -
Ellis Island Opens
More than sixteen million immigrants have been processed at this famous island in New York. -
Expatriation Act
This act took away a woman's citizenship if she was married to an immigrant. It was put into place in the hopes of decreasing immigration into the U.S. -
Border Patrol is established
The Border Patrol is created to fight the increasing number of illegal immigrants coming to America -
Alien Registration Act
This act makes it mandatory for all aliens above the age of 14 to be documented and fingerprinted -
Immigration and Reform Control Act
This made the act of hiring an illegal immigrant against the law. -
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
This act made it so illegal immigrants did not recieve benefits from the government -
The Patriot Act
In Respnse to 9/11, the Patriot Act was created and more restrictions on immigrants were put into place. -
SB 1070 is passed in Arizona
This Arizona law made it legal for police officers to demand a person's citizenship papers when they are pulled over or questioned.
