U.S. Immigration policy

By cdindino-21

  • Census

    The U.S did not count its population before 1820. It wasn't until 1868 that they started counting

  • 1882 Census

    in 1882 the U.S government passed the Chinese Exclusion act.

  • 1886 Population

    there were less than 60 million people in the United States at this time and 334 thousand immigrants entered the U.S in 1886

  • 1890 Census

    This revealed that the American west had been filled in by newcomers mostly from Europe

  • World War 1

    During World War 1 Congress override president Wilson's veto, and make literacy an entrance requirement to be an immigrant.

  • National Origins Act

    Limited the annual immigration quota of each European nationality to 2 percent of its proportion in the U.S population in 1890.

  • 1930's

    During this time the number of people emigrating from the United States actually exceeded the number of immigrants coming into the country.

  • Displaced persons Act

    This allowed the admission of more than 400 thousand refugees left homeless by World War II and the imposition of Soviet Communism in Eastern Europe

  • 1950's and 60's

    Special bills signed to accommodate 'escapees' from communist domination: seven hundred thousand came from Cuba after a revolution brought Fidel Castro to power in 1959

  • The Immigration and Nationality Act

    A period of robust economic growth, replaced the old quotas with a set of seven preference categories. Under the new system, priority was placed on reuniting families and attracting highly skilled professionals.