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This began the first rules of granting national citizenship, specifically to "free white persons."
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Acting on fear, to deal with questionable immigrants, President John Adams passed this law in order to have authority for deportation purposes.
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Due to influx of Chinese laborers, representative Horace F. Page felt a neeed to "curb the outgrowth". This was the first attempt to regulate immigration.
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This required immigrants to take a literacy test. Restricting "undesireables" including criminals, prostitutes, disease stricken, etc.
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Using a quota system, about 2% of each nationality was the annual immigration allowance. All Asians excluded.
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Eliminated quotas of nationality or country. Set a maximum overal allowance number.
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President Gerald Ford signed legislation that facilitated with increasing the number of mexican immigrants.
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Children boron in the United States cannot petition for parents' legality until age 21.
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Prohibits employers to hire undocumented immigrants.
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Allowed increase of immigrant visas and workers. Waived many restrictions and conditions from previous laws.
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Formed in response to September 11 terrorist attacks. It's main focuses are to investigate immigration policies and domestic security.
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In response to recent terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush signed this to reform and rebuild weak border walls.
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This Senate Bill requires all aliens to have registration documents in possesion at all times. Especially in times of "reasonable suspicion".
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President Obama announces that children, under certain circumstances, do not have to be deported as illegal immigrants.
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THe Arizona English Language Learner Assessment is to test language proficiency. In response to large number of hispanic children.
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Large numbers of unaccompanied minors cross border from Central America in hopes of refuge. Influx unplanned and overwhelming.
