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In order to become a naturalized US citizen you need to have lived in the United States for two years.
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This allowed Africans and their decants to become citizens of the United States.
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Prohibited the entry of immigrants that the U.S didn't want. Didn't allow Asians who came for labor, Asian women who were to engage in prostitution, and convicts from other countries.
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Suspended Chinese Immigration for 10 years
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Any immigrant who got to the United States by ship had to pay a 50 cent tax when they landed on the port. Government agents were also to expect vessels and immigrants. If the agent thought the immigrants shouldn't be allowed he was able to expel them.
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Strengthened the Chinese Exclusion Act by forcing Chinese residents to carry a permit at all times. If they were to be caught without they would be in danger of being deported.
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Immigrants were required to learn English if they wanted to be a U.S. Citizen.
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Restricted immigrant for certain classes of disabled and diseased people.
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Restricted more people from entering the United States such as homosexuals, idiots, and people who weren't right in their mind. People who were over 16 and unable to read and write weren't able to enter the U.S. Also restricted immigration from Asia.
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restricted annual immigration from a given country to 3% of the number of people from that country living in the U.S. in 1910
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The percentage of how many people can be admitted went from 3% to 2%.
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It allowed Chinese immigration which wasn't allowed since the Chinese Exclusion Act. Also made Chinese residents to become United States citizens.
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liberalized immigration from Asia, but increased the power of the government to deport illegal immigrants suspected of Communist sympathies.
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A resident from Cuba can become a permanent resident if the U.S. thinks they are eligible.
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Abolished the national origins quota system that had structured American immigration policy since the 1920s
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Immigration Reform and Control Act-Hiring an illegal immigrant became illegal. Also, any immigrant who lived in the U.S. before 1982 were now able to become a citizen.
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Increased the total immigration limit to 700,000 and increased visas by 40 percent. Family reunification was retained as the main immigration criterion, with significant increases in employment-related immigration.
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Set certain federal standards upon all driver’s licenses to prevent further terrorism and unlawful entry into and out of the country.
