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A uniform rule of naturalization is established requiring immigrants two-year residency before becoming citizens of the United States
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This Act grants the president permission to deport any immigrant considered to be dangerous and increases residency to fourtheen years before allowing immigrants to become citizens
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Between 1821 and 1870 over 7,368,854 immigrants migrate to the United States. That is almost 8 million immigrants over a span of 50 years.
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The Chinese Exclusion Act excludes Chinese immigrants from entering the United States
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Due to the Chinese Exclusion Act, more Mexican immigrants enter the United States. Mexican immigrants were sought out for cheap labor.
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Between 1880 and 1890, a large number of Mexican immigrants were recruited for the construction of railroads in the United States, bringing even more Mexican immigrants into the U.S.
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Ellis Island opens on Janurary 1, 1892. Over 16 million immigrants will be admitted to the U.S. through Ellis Island.
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As the Mexican begins, thousands of Mexican immigrants cross the border into the U,S. for safety.
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Over 89,000 Mexican immigrants enter the United States due to a lack of immigration quotas.
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The Border Patrol is created to stop illegal immigration and smuggling.
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The United States Immigration Service deports of 3.8 million people of Hispanic decent in the year 1953.
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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is created which allows for trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Trade increases drastically between the U.S. and Mexico which in turn increases border patrol.
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Bill Clinton uses a strict approach to border control in order to gain votes during his election. Under Clinton's direction border patrol is once again hightened, sensors are installed, and over 40 miles of fencing is installed along the U.S.-Mexican border.
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Bill Clinton and Ernesto Zedillo, the president of Mexico at that time, create an agreement that will work to decrease drug trafficking.
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Immigration and Naturalizaion Join with Homeland Security which splits responsibilities into three different categories: Bureau of Customs and Border Patrol, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Bureau of Citizenship and Immigrant Services
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President Obama works to pass SB1070, which sought to require police officers to have the authorization to verifty citizenship. Part of the bill was supported, while the other was deemed unconstitutional.
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President Obama institutes a new Immigration Reform, while millions of immigrants apply for the right to live and work in the United States.
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A huge immigration debate continues as bills are written, passed, and amended. Americans, Hispanic decent or not, demand change and equality.
