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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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Allowing "free white persons" who have lived in the USA for two years citizenship. Source: http://web.me.com/joelarkin/MontereyDemographicHistory/Naturalization_1790.html
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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
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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/
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This act limited Chinese immigration and taxed employers who employed Chinese workers. Source: http://library.uwb.edu/guides/usimmigration/1862_anti_coolie_law.html
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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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Majority of the workers were immigrants: Irish, Chinese Source: http://bushong.net/dawn/about/college/ids100/history.shtml#finish
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Act resricting Chinese immigration for 10 years. Source: http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/immigration/timeline.html
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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
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Establishes a Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization. Source: http://riceonhistory.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/the-naturalization-act-of-1906/
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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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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/
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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
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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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Act established quotas for immigrants and refugees entering the United States. Source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5391395
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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
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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/
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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/
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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
