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Ellis Island Opens as Immigrant Entry Checkpoint
Ellis island, where the statue of liberty is, became an immigration entry checkpoint -
Supreme Court Confirms That 14th Amendment Gives Citizenship to All Persons Born in the United States
This states that anyone who is born in the united states is an automatic legal citizen -
Angel Island Immigration Station Opens
Another immigration station opens to where immigrants can check in as they enter the country -
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt Signs Executive Order 9066 Sending Tens of Thousands of Japanese Americans (Among Others) to Internment Camps
This is when japanese americans were sent to internment camps. I think this is huge when it comes to immigration because it sets a precedent for the future -
Hart Celler act of 1965
This act abolished that immigration dealt with race. -
Armed forces allows citizens who served into US
Anyone who actively served duty was allowed into the united states and to be naturalized citizens -
IRCA
Immigration Reform and control act allows legal status to qualifying immigrants who entered the US illegally before January 1, 1982 -
Amerasian Homecoming Act Allows Children Fathered by American Troops in Vietnam to Immigrate to the United States
Any child who is fathered by an american troop in vietnam can migrate to the US -
Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act Allows Some 300,000 Central Americans to Become Legal Residents
Congress re wrote some laws so that certain aliens can become legal residents, they allowed about 300,000 of them into the US -
Terrorist Attacks Prompt US Department of Defense to Expand Military Support along the Borders
The twin tower terrorists attacks caused law enforcement to better patrol the borders to let less immigrants into the US at this time -
Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act Updates Immigration Databases and Travel Document Requirements
Laws make it so you now have to have the correct documents to come into the US. Travel or to live, Ex: Visa's etc.. -
"Minuteman Project" Begins Recruiting Civilians to Patrol the US-Mexico Border
The law enforcement gathered up civilians to patrol the border and watch for undocuments immigrants trying to cross the border illegally. -
Secure Fence Act Authorizes Fencing along the US-Mexican Border
Tall, electric fences are built along the border to minimize the amount of illegals that get through. -
US Department of Homeland Security Estimates 11.8 Million Unauthorized Immigrants in US with 59% from Mexico
an estimated 11.8 million illegal immigrants were living in the US in January 2007, 59% of that 11.8 million were from mexico -
US Department of Homeland Security Estimates 11.8 Million Unauthorized Immigrants in US with 59% from Mexico
Obama signs off that children who came to the US at a young age can stay pending certain qualifications
