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British Convicts
36,000 British Convicts Transported to America after passage of the Transportation. 70% of prisoners were transported to America to work. They thought this wasn't as extreme as hanging but harder then just a fine. This was used for over a hundred years. -
1790 Alien Naturalization Act
This Act was made to make sure all laws were followed by the United States in granting a national citizenship. This Act also set a time length on when a immigrate can file for Citizenship. -
Congress Reduces Naturalization Residency
Congress Reduces Naturalization Residency requirements to five years. This happened because Jefferson wanted to completely get rid of residency requirements. Congress believed the it was still very important they only lowered the length. -
Foreign Slave Trade
In 1808 foreign slave trade become illegal, making 50,000 slaves the first Illegal Aliens in the United States. -
Immigration Law created
In the 1880's waves of people started to come into the United States, this made economic conditions worse in some areas. Congress didn't have a choice but to pass immigration legislation. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the Alien Contract Labor Laws of 1885 made it so certain laborers can't immigrate in to the United States. -
First Federal Administraive
In 1891 Congress made the first federal administrative agency for the regulation of immigration in the Treasury Department. -
14th Amendment
The Supreme Court Confirms the 14th Amendment, gives citizenship to everyone who is born in the United States. -
Labor Appropriation Act of 1924
Congress passed the Labor Appropriation Act of 1924, this made it so we have United States border Patrol.
