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Jun 1, 1565
First permanent settlement established in the United States by the Spanish
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The Constitution of the United States of America begins.
Establishment of United States Constitution, giving rights to some United States citizens. Source: http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/immigration/timeline.html
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Naturalization Act of 1790
Allowing "free white persons" who have lived in the USA for two years citizenship. Source: http://web.me.com/joelarkin/MontereyDemographicHistory/Naturalization_1790.html -
Naturalization Act of 1798
Allows foreigners to be deported if they are deemed dangerous. Requires that people live in the USA for 14 years to become citizens. Source: http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/immigration/timeline.html -
Importation of slaves ends legally- continues illegally.
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Period: to
7,368,854 immgrants come to the United States
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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War. It allowed nearly 80,000 people to become American citizens because they lived on newly acquired American territory. Source: http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/guadalupe-hidalgo/ -
"Anti-Coolie" Act
This act limited Chinese immigration and taxed employers who employed Chinese workers. Source: http://library.uwb.edu/guides/usimmigration/1862_anti_coolie_law.html -
The Homestead Act
Encouraged increase immigration by granding settlers (US citizen or a person intending to be a citizen) land (160 acres) if they remained on it for 5 years. Source: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=31
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Completion of First Transcontinental Railroad
Majority of the workers were immigrants: Irish, Chinese Source: http://bushong.net/dawn/about/college/ids100/history.shtml#finish -
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11,058,804 Immigrants come to the United States
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Chinese Exclusion Act
Act resricting Chinese immigration for 10 years. Source: http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/immigration/timeline.html -
Statue of Liberty
A symbol for hope to immigrants, containing the lines: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." Source: http://www.nyctourist.com/liberty1.htm Image Source: http://www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm -
Naturalization Act of 1906
Establishes a Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization. Source: http://riceonhistory.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/the-naturalization-act-of-1906/ -
Emergency Quota Act
Established quotas for immigration from certain countries based on 1910 census data. Source: http://library.uwb.edu/guides/usimmigration/1921_emergency_quota_law.html -
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4,639,640 immigrants come to the United States
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Labor Appropriations Act of 1924
Establishing the United States Border Patrol. Source: http://www.borderpatrolmuseum.com/history/border-patrol-history.html Image Source: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_security/border_patrol/ -
Alien Registration Act
Act requiring all immigrants over the age of 14 to declare themselves and their political beliefs and motives; registration and fingerprinting. Source: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAalien.htm -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VII "prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin". Source: http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/qanda.html
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Immigration Act of 1965
Act established quotas for immigrants and refugees entering the United States. Source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5391395 -
Immigration Control and Reform Act of 1986
This act "...was passed in order to control and deter illegal immigration to the United States. Its major provisions stipulate legalization of undocumented aliens who had been continuously unlawfully present since 1982, legalization of certain agricultural workers, sanctions for employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers, and increased enforcement at U.S. borders." Source: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextchannel=b328194d3e88d010VgnV -
USA Patriot Act, response to attacks on 9/11/2001.
This act was written "To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes." Created a climate of insecurity between US born and immigrants. Source: http://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/hr3162.html Image Source: http://freakoutnation.com/2011/12/31/the-only-senators-congress-persons-who-never-supported-the-patriot-act-and-ndaa/patriotact/ -
Support our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act
Act allowing for more agressive immigration enforcement by state officials, county, and city law enforcement. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/25/us-usa-immigration-court-chronology-idUSBRE85O0UM20120625 Image Source: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/01/chilly-reception-obama-lands-in-phoenix-has-words-with-gop-governor/ -
Supreme Court ruling on SB1070
Supreme Court rules parts of SB1070 contitutional: "requiring police officers to check the immigration status of people they stop". Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/25/us-usa-immigration-court-chronology-idUSBRE85O0UM20120625
