U.S Immigration 1790-present

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    U.S Immigration

  • Naturalization Act of 1790

    Naturalization Act of 1790
    It required for immigrants to have lived in the U.S for two years in order to become a U.S citizen.
  • Alien and Sedition Act of 1798

    Alien and Sedition Act of 1798
    It required persons to have a 14 year residency before becoming a citizen and the deportation of dangerous immigrants.
  • Anti Coolie Act

    Anti Coolie Act
    It taxed people who employed Chinese people for labor.
  • Homestead Act of 1864

    Homestead Act of 1864
    It encouraged for immigrants to settle in the west side of the U.S by giving them land.
  • Chinese Exlusion Act

    Chinese Exlusion Act
    It prohibited the Chinese, Japanese, and Asian from coming to the U.S if they were not free or voluntary
  • Immigration Act of 1882

    Immigration Act of 1882
    It taxed immigrants who were coming to the U.S.
  • Foreign Alien Contract Labor Act of 1883

    Foreign Alien Contract Labor Act of 1883
    It banned the import of immigrants coming to the U.S.
  • Immigration Act of 1891

    Immigration Act of 1891
    It led to the deportation of immigrants who entered the U.S illegally.
  • The Geary Act of 1892

    The Geary Act of 1892
    It had extented the Chinese Exclusion act for 10 more years.
  • Immigration Anct of 1907

    Immigration Anct of 1907
    It raised the head tax to $5 for immigrants that came to the U.S..
  • California Alien Land Law

    California Alien Land Law
    It didn't allowed for the Japanese and Chinese from owning land in California.
  • Emergency Quota Act of 1921

    Emergency Quota Act of 1921
    It restricted to the immigration to the U.S.
  • Reed Johnson Act of 1924

    Reed Johnson Act of 1924
    It reduced the number of immigrants coming to the U.S to 150,000.
  • Alien Registration Act

    Alien Registration Act
    It required that immigrant people 14 years and older to have their fingerprints taken and registration.
  • Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952

    Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
    It excluded certain immigrants based on their origin coming to the U.S so that comunism would't spread.
  • Immigration Control and Reform Act

    Immigration Control and Reform Act
    It fined employers that hired illegal undocumented immgrants for work.
  • Immigration Act of 1990

    Immigration Act of 1990
    It increased the number of immigrants coming to the U.S and protected the status of immigrants in some countries.i
  • Illegal immigration Act

    Illegal immigration Act
    It stated that immigrants that enter the US illegally and lived for less than a year must obtain a pardon.
  • Real ID act

    Real ID act
    It increased aslyum restrictions and deportation of aliens for terrorist activity. It increased border security.
  • Arizona SB1070

    Arizona SB1070
    Illegal immigrants over the age of 14 who been in the U.S for at least 30 days had to register with the government.
  • Arizona SB1070

    Arizona SB1070
    Police had to check the status of the person when detained or arrested if their is suspicion that their an illegal alien
  • Alabama HB56

    Alabama HB56
    It allowed the police to stop a person and figure out their legal staus.