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An influx of immigrants from Great Britain, Germany, and Ireland
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A new wave of Chinese immigrants entering the U.S. Most of them were recruited for transcontinental railroad in CA.
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Japanese began coming to the U.S. after three centuries of forbidden emigration ended.
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An increase of immigrants from Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Russia.
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Banning Chinese workers from entering the U.S. boarders.
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In order to slow the influx of immigrats, the U.S. government decided that one must pass the literacy test to enter.
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Quotas for the immigrants changed. It was harder to gain citizenships.
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National Origins Act-- the quota of a immigrant is depended on one's nation of origin.
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allowed more than 400,000 refugees of WWII to be admitted.
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The largest wave of refugees are coming from Cuba after Fidel Castro took office.
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Immigrants receive quotas based on "seven preference categories," encouraging the reunion of families and the arrival of skilled professionals.
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This law was passed to help refugees from Southeast Asia whom increased in large numbers between 1975 and 1980.
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- imposed penalities on those who employ illegal immigrants.
- allowed illegal immigrants and undocumented agricultural workers who came to the U.S. since 1981 to receive citizenships.
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- raised the limit of admitted immigrants to 675,000
- tripled the amount of immigration slots for skilled professionals and their families
- focused on family reunion
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- the goal was to control the amount of immigrants in the U.S.
- increased deportations (2x) and rejected refugees