Timeline GCU 113 By alexisblair09 Mar 26, 1790 First Alien Naturalization Act Enacted by the Newly Created US Government Jan 29, 1795 Naturalization Act Jan 1, 1800 Congress minimizes Naturalization Residency Requirements to 5 years Sep 16, 1829 Mexico Abolished Slavery Feb 2, 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Results in United States Acquiring Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California, and Parts of Utah and Nevada Jan 7, 1849 Know-Nothing Party Forms and Pushes for Major Restrictions on Immigrants Mar 28, 1898 The Supreme Court ratifies that the 14th Amendment will grant citizenship to all who are born United States Jan 1, 1907 The "Gentlemen's Agreement" is signed between the US and Japan May 28, 1924 The US Border Patrol is established Jan 1, 1980 Refugee Act of 1980 lets persecuted individuals look for asylum within the US Sep 30, 1996 The Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act permits Central Americans the right to become legal residents of the US Dec 21, 2000 The Section 245(i) of the Legal Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) Act gives legalization to qualifying illegal aliens Oct 1, 2004 "Minuteman Project" the recruitment of Civilians to Patrol the US-Mexico Border Jun 25, 2010 US Supreme Court Upholds Centerpiece of 2010 Arizona Immigration Law, Rejects Other Provisions May 26, 2011 US Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Law Penalizing Businesses That Hire Undocumented Immigrants May 26, 2011 The US Supreme Court maintains in place the Arizona Law that punishes businesses that hire illegal immigrants Jun 15, 2012 President Obama permits illegal Immigrants who came to the United States as Children to stay in the US Jun 25, 2012 US Supreme Court maintains 2010 Arizona Immigration Law, Senate Bill 1070
