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US immigration
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1790 Naturalization Act
It reuired for immigrants to have lived in the US for two years in order to become US citizens. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Provided depotation for illegal chinese. -
14 amendment
africian americans gained citizenship -
Chinese Exclusion Act
In 1882 congress passed an Exclusion Act that banne dChinese from immigrating to the U.S. It also made it immposible for Chinese immigrants to become U.S. citizens. -
The Expatriation Act
declares that an American woman who marries a foreign national loses her citizenship. -
Webb Alien Land Law
This law forbid Japanese ownership of land. -
Webb Alien Land Law
Restricts immigration from Asia by creating an "Asiatic Barred Zone." -
Quota ACt of 1921
Limited immigrants to 3% of each nationailty present in the U.S in 1910. This cut southern and eastern European immigrnats to less than 1/4 of those in U.S before WW1. Asians still barred; no limits on western heimsphere. non-quota category established: wives, children of citizens, learned professionals, and domestic servants not counted in quotas. -
the cable act
partially repeals the exatriation, but declares that an american woman who marries an asian still loses her citizenship. -
Emergency Quota Act
Limited immigrants from particular countries 3% of the current population of them in the U.S. at the time. -
Immigration Act of 1924
Limited again mostly immigrants from Eastern European, the biggest influz in the late 1800s. -
The Alien Registration
requires the registration and fingerprinting of all aliens in the U.S over the age 14. -
The Tydings-McDuffe Act
Grants the Philippines independence from the U.S but strips Filipinos of U.S citizenship and severly resttricts Filipinos immigrants to the U.S. -
Immigration and Nationality Act
Banned prejuidices against immigrations from certain countries and retacted the Quota Act of 1924. -
Immigratin and Nationality Act
Banned prejudices against immigrants from certain countries and retacted the Quota Act of 1924 -
The Refugee Act
Removed refugees as a preference category; reduces worldwide ceiling for immigrants. -
Arizona SB
federal laws required 14 years old or older who are in the country longer than 30 days to register with the U.S government and have registration documents in their possession at all times.
