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US Immagracion
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The Naturalization Act of 1790
in order to become a US citizen citizen the immagrant had to live in the US for 2 years. -
Reporting Rule adopted
Data began to be collected on immigration into the U.S. Ship captains and others are required to keep and submit manifests of immigrants entering the U.S. -
The Page Act of 1875
It was the first act to restrict immagracion. Any individual from coming to America from Asia would be forced labor and a women would be put for prostitution. -
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Stopped the entry of Chinese immigrants into the U.S. for 10 years. This was the first act to establish the federal government's right to restrict immigration based on nationalities. -
Immigration Act
First comprehensive immigration laws for the U.S., Bureau of Immigration set up in the Treasury Dept, and it empowered “the superintendent of immigration to enforce immigration laws”. -
The Geart Act
Strengthened the Chinese Exclusion Act -
Quota Act of 1921
This limited the annual number of immigrants from each nationality to 3% of the number of foreign-born persons of that nationality who were living in the U.S. in 1910. -
Immigration Act
Imposed first permanent numerical limit on immigration and began a national-origin quota system -
Nationalty Act
Required nationalty at birth -
Bracero Program
tt gave illegal aliens the chance to come to the US to work in the fields. -
Immigration and Nationality Act
Set a quota for aliens with skills needed in the U.S. -
Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act of 1966
It gave Cubans nationals who enter or were already present the the US legal status. -
INA Amendments
Set a 20k country limit for Western Hemisphere aliens. -
Refugee Act
A system is developed to handle refugees as a class separate from other immigrants. Under the new law, refugees are defined as those who flee a country because of persecution “on account of race, religion, nationality or political opinion.” The president, in consultation with Congress, is authorized to establish an annual ceiling on the number of refugees who may enter the United States. The president also is allowed to admit anygroup of refugees in an emergency. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
Regularizes the status of approximately three million undocumented residents. For the first time, the law punishes employers who hire persons who are here illegally. The aim of employer sanctions is to make it difficult for the undocumented to find employment. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
Started sanctions for knowingly hiring illegal aliens, provided amnesty to illegal aliens already in the U.S. and Increased border enforcement. -
Immigration Act of 1990
Ten thousand permanent resident visas are offered to those immigrants agreeing to invest at least $1 million in U.S. urban areas or $500,000 in U.S. rural areas. The McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 is amended so that people can no longer be denied admittance to the United States on thebasis of their beliefs, statements or associations. -
Enhanced Boder Security And Visa Entry Reform Act
Provided for more border patrol agents and required school to report foreign students attending classes. -
Real ID Act
Required use of IDs meeting certain security standards to enter gov’t buildings, board planes, open bank accounts, establish national standards for state driver licenses, and cleared the way for the building of border barrier -
Arizona SB 1070
U.S. federal law requires aliens 14 years old or older who are in the country for longer than 30 days to register with the U.S. government and have registration documents in their possession at all times. -
Alabama Immigration Law, HB 65
The Alabama state legislature passed a controversial new immigration bill on June 9 that requires public schools to check students’ immigration status, criminalizes giving an undocumented immigrant a ride, requires employers to use E-Verify to check potential employees’ status, and instructs police to check the immigration status of anyone they stop if they suspect the person of being an undocumented immigrant.
