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Jan 1607 the beginning of Immigration
Englishmen settled in a new country that would create the 13 colonies and the United States -
Jun- Jul 1798, Alien and Seduction Act Enacted
U.S. President was given the power to deport and punish immigrants. -
1862- Homestead Act
Passed to encourage Westward Migration -
1882- Immigration Exclusion Act
Prohibits Immigration of criminals, poor or mentally ill. -
May 1882-Chinese Exclusion Act
Exclusion of certain type of immigrants starting Immigration exclusion era. -
Mar 1898- Supreme Court confirms the 14th Amendments for all people born in the U.S.
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1900- Organic Act
Grants US Citizenship to Every Person Born in Hawaii before Its 1898 Annexation, Including People of Japanese and Chinese Ancestry. -
1903- Anarchist Exclusion Act Enacted
Exclusion of Immigrants Based on Political Ideology Begins. -
Jun 1906-Naturalization Act
Creates Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization. -
Mar 1907- Expatriation Act
Revokes Citizenship of American Women Who Marry Foreigners -
1917-Immigration Act of 1917
Denies Entry to Immigrants from Eastern Asia and the Pacific Islands -
1929-1936: Mexican Repatriation Act
Forces Immigrants in the United States Back to Mexico -
Nov 1990- Immigration Act of 1990
Increases Limit on Legal Immigration and Revises Grounds for Exclusion and Deportation -
Nov 2000- Bring Them Home Alive Act
Grants Refugee Status to Foreigners Who Return Living Vietnam or Korean War POWs or MIAs -
May 2005- REAL ID Act
Expands Laws for Asylum and Deportation of Foreigners for Terrorist Activity -
May 2011-US Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Law
Penalizing Businesses That Hire Undocumented Immigrants -
Jun 2012- US Supreme Court Upholds Centerpiece of 2010 Arizona Immigration Law
Upholding its most hotly debated provision but blocking others on the grounds that they interfered with the federal government's role in setting immigration policy.
