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Congesspased alaw efnin wo ould becm acitze if a person wa s not born here: Citizenship was onl possible for someone wo was "a free white person".
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25 million immigrants arrive in the U.S. from Southern and Eastern Europe
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No Chinese laborer could enter the U.S. for 10 years
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Congress set up qotas faoin immigrants from northwestern
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Expnds th quota system; immigration from any country is limited to 2%
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Throws out the national origins system; now preference is given first to reunifying families and second to people whose skills help the U.S.
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Penalizes employers for knowingly hiring undocumented immigrants
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set special categories for was refuges or close relatives of American citizens.
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New law expands the U.S. border Patrol and stiffens penalties for false papers.
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The Senate voted the bill down, ending any chance of solving the immigration issue during Bush's presidency
