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U.S Immigration
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Naturalization Act of 1790
In order to become aa naturalized citezen, this law required an immigrant to live in the U.S for at least two years -
The naturalization Act of 1795
Increased the period of required residence from two to five years -
The Naturalization Act of 1798
Increased the period necessary for immigrants to become naturalized citizens in the United States from 5 to 14 years. -
The Naturalization Act of 1870
created a system of controls for the naturalization process and penalties for fraudulent practices. It is also noted for extending the naturalization process to "aliens of African nativity and to persons of African descent." -
The page Act of 1875
the first act restricting immigration -
The Immigration Act of 1882
imposed a 50 cent head tax to fund immigration officials -
The Chines Exclusion Act 1882
allowed the U.S. to suspend Chinese immigration, a ban that was intended to last 10 years -
The Act of 1891
Established a Commissioner of Immigration in the Treasury Department. Any person who could become a public charge on society was also not allowed to enter, certain classes of individuals were unfit to become American citizens. Those classes included idiots, insane persons -
The Geary Act of 1892
extended and strengthened the Chinese Exclusion Act(An act to prohibit the coming of Chinese persons into the United States) for an additional 10 years, and required persons of Chinese descent to acquire and carry identification papers. -
The Immigration Act of 1903 (The Anarchist Exclusion Act)
Congress empowered the Bureau of Immigration to exclude people involved in prostitution and to deport prostitutes as well as procurers of prostitutes, they were immigrants too. They added four inadmissible classes: anarchists, beggars, and importers of prostitutes. -
The Naturalization Act of 1906
standardized naturalization procedures, made some knowledge of English a requirement for citizenship, and established the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization -
The Immigration act of 1907
restricted immigrant for certain classes of disabled and diseased people. -
The Immigration Act of 1917(Barred Zone Act)
restricted immigration from Asia by creating an "Asiatic Barred Zone" and introduced a reading test for all immigrants over fourteen years of age, with certain exceptions for children, wives, and elderly family members. -
The Immigration Act of 1918
expanding on the provisions of the Anarchist Exclusion Act -
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921
restricted annual immigration from a given country to 3% of the number of people from that country living in the U.S. in 1910 -
The Immigration Act of 1924
(also known as the Johnson Act) aimed at freezing the current ethnic distribution in response to rising immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe, as well as Asia. Introduced nationality quotas. -
The Nationality Act of 1940
pertains chiefly to "Nationality at Birth," Nationality through Naturalization," and "Loss of Nationality". This act are to revise the existing nationality laws of the U.S. into a more complete nationality code. -
The Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943
repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act and permitted Chinese nationals already in the country to become naturalized citizens. -
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
(McCarran-Walter Act) somewhat liberalized immigration from Asia but increased the power of the government to deport illegal immigrants suspected of Communist sympathies. -
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
(or Hart-Cellar Act) discontinued quotas based on national origin, while preference was given to those who have U.S. relatives. For the first time Mexican immigration was restricted. -
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
made drastic changes to asylum law, immigration detention, criminal-based immigration, and many forms of immigration relief. -
The Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act of 1966
gave Cuban nationals who enter, or were already present in the United States, legal status. -
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
granted a path to citizenship to illegal immigrants who had been in the United States before 1982 but made it a crime to hire an illegal immigrant. -
The Immigration Act of 1990
ncreased the total immigration limit to 700,000 and increased visas by 40 percent. Family reunification was retained as the main immigration criterion, with significant increases in employment-related immigration. -
Labor Union
Labor Union Supports Amnesty for Immigrants in the United States Illegally -
Terrorist Attacks Prompt US Department of Defense
to Expand Military Support along the Borders -
2002 Act
Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act Updates Immigration Databases and Travel Document Requirements. -
2004 Act
Minuteman Project Begins Recruiting Civilians to Patrol the US Mexico Border. -
2005 Act
Act Expands Laws for Asylum and Deportation of Foreigners for Terrorist Activity -
2006 Act
Secure Fence Act Authorizes Fencing along the US-Mexican Border. -
2007 Act
US Department of Homeland Security Estimates 11.8 Million Unauthorized Immigrants in US with 59% from Mexico. -
2011 Act
US Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Law Penalizing Businesses That Hire Undocumented Immigrants -
President Obama Signs Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Arrivals to Allow Some Undocumented Immigrants Who Came to the United States as Children to Stay in the Country. -
2013 Act
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Adds Immigrants to Protected Classes. -
2010
Judge Blocks Key Parts of Arizona's Anti-Illegal Immigration Law.
