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In rder to become a naturalized US Citien you need to have lived in the United States for two years.
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Permits President John Adams to deport foreigners deemed to be dangerous.
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Importation of slaves into the United States is officially banned, though it continues illegally long after the ban.
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Outbreak of the American Civil War
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Riots against the draft in New York City involve many immigrants opposed to compulsory military service
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Riots against the draft in New York City involve many immigrants opposed to compulsory military service.
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Riots against the draft in New York City involve many immigrants opposed to compulsory military service
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The Naturalization Act of 1870 expands citizenship to both whites and African-Americans, though Asians are still excluded.
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, was the mass deportation of Chinese immigrants in the United States.
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It stregnthened the Chinese Exclusion Act.
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Roosevelt passed this law to verify family members and verification of arrival.
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Targeted immigrants based on their nation of origin rather than ethnicity or religion.
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Required nationality at Birth.
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Granted a path to citizenship to illegal immigrants who had been in the United States before 1982 but made it a crime to hire an illegal immigrant.
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Increased the total immigration limit to 700,000 and increased visas by 40 percent.
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Millions of hard-working people who make enormous contributions to their communities and workplace are denied basic human rights because of their undocumented status.
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Approximately eight months after the terrorist attacks of September 11, on May 14, 2002, President George W. Bush signed the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002.
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Any immigrant in the state of Arizona has to be registered in the government.
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It is regarded as the nation's strictest anti-illegal immigration law.
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Provides a temporary visa and creates a pathway to legalization for undocumented immigrants who are the victims of domestic abuse.
