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Naturalization Act
Restricts U.S. citizenship to free white persons. -
End of Mexican-American War
U.S. gains control of large expanse of territory including what would be Arizona. Residents would be given a year to decide whether to become U.S. citizens. -
Immigration Act of 1917
The new immigration act required that immigrants be able to read at least 40 words in any language. This would ensure that poor people would be restricted from entering the U.S. -
Alien Registration Act
The Alien Registration Act of 1940 requires all immigrants over the 18 to be reccorded and fingerprinted. -
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Bracero Program
The Bracero Program was launched recruiting Mexican migrants to the U.S. for manual labor jobs. The program would last over twenty years and allowed for easy entrance to the U.S. by Mexican migrants searching for jobs. After the end of the program the Mexican government wanted a continuation and did not aid the U.S. in stopping the immigration of undocumented workers after the end of the program. -
Opperation Wetback
Opperation Wetback aimed to stem the tide of illegal immigrants that would cross because of complications with the Brocero Program. Alligations of human rights abuses would be associated with the program. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
The immigration and Nationality act changed the focus of U.S. immigration to those with desired job skills and family ties in the U.S. This would lead to a great increase in minority immigration. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Employers are required to prove their employees legal status. They are no longer allowed to hire illegal imigrants. Many illegals are given amnesty and are allowed to become citizens if they can show that they have resided in the U.S. and have some profficency with U.S. history and the English Language. -
Immigration Act of 1990
Increased the ammount of visas given to enter the U.S. significantly. Visas were prioratized to those who would invest large amounts of money into the country. -
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
This legislature signifficantly changes illegal immigration. Illegal immigrants can now be deported for minor offenses and for a limited time the law is enacted retroactively. This makes entering the U.S. illegaly much more risky. -
Terrorist Attack on U.S.
The 9/11 terrorist attacks would bring about major change in U.S. policy and immigration standards. The increase in homeland security would make it exponentially more difficult to enter the U.S. both legally and illegally. -
ICE formed
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency is formed with the implementation of the homeland security act. -
Minuteman Project
The Minuteman Project recruits civilians to patrol the U.S. border. This leads to several violent incidents and questions about the validity of the program as well as outcries for official government programs to aid in border patrol. -
SB1070
SB1070 passes in Arizona become one of the strictest immigration laws to date. It causes a large stir within the national community and even causes some states to boycot Arizona. -
Use of Drones to Patrol Border
The use of drone aircraft to patrol the U.S. border stops over 60,000 illegal imigrants, 2,000 trafficers and over 800,000 lbs of drugs in 2010
