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Starting in 1607 with James River, English settlers began to arive in America.
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African Americans began to be imported into the United States to be bought and serve as slaves.
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In Massachusetts started to make citizens get premission from the state if they wanted to host illegal immigrants.
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The Atricles of Confederation were the original Constitution of the United Stetes.
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The constitution is a set of rules to be followed with in the United States.
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In 1808 slave trade becaome illegal and persons in the U.S. without documents were considered illegal aliens.
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To try and get citizens to move westward, congress started selling land for $1.25 or less per acre.
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Beginning in the 1880's the United States started to see a huge rise in the number of immigrants. This "wave" of immigrants coming over to America continued until the 1920's.
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Between 1892 and 1954, over 12 million immigrants used the Ellis Island Port to gain access into the United States.
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The Angel Island port served as a main entry point for immigrants until 1940 when the goverenment decided to abondon it.
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This revolution drove several Mexcian immigrants across the U.S. Mexico border
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This act established a United States border patrol to help secure the U.S. from illegal immigrants.
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Washington decides to stop the Bracero program with Mexico, but undocumented laborers still come into the United States.
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This act was placed in affect so that persecuted persons could seek asylum in the United States.
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This act was passed in order to build layered fences along the U.S. southern border to add more secure protection.
