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US immigration
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Naturalization Act of 1790
In order to become a naturlized US Citizen you need to live in the United States for two years -
Naturalization Act of 1795
The first act restricting immigration -
Naturalization Act of 1798
further lengthened required residency to become citizen, registers white immigrants to establish date of initial residency -
Naturalization Act of 1870
an act to amend the Naturalization Laws and to punish crimes against the same and for other purpose -
Page Act of 1875
irst act restricting immigration -
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
allowed the US to suspend Chinese immigration, a ban that was intended to last 10 years -
Immigration Act of 1862
imposed a 50 cent tax to fund immigration officials -
The Act of 1891
An act in amendment to the various acts relative to immigration and the importation of aliens under contract or agreement to perform labor -
Geary Act of 1892
extended and strengthened the Chinese Exclusion Act -
Immigration Act of 1903
(Anarchist Exclusion Act) added inadmissible classes to immigration: anarchists, beggars, and importers of prostitutes -
Naturalization Act of 1906
standardized naturalization procedures, made some knowledge of English a requirement for citizenship, and established the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization -
Immigration Act of1907
restricted immigrant for certain classes of disabled and diseases people -
Emergency Quota Act of 1921
restricted annual immigration from a given country to 3% of the number of people from that country living in the US in 1910 -
Immigration Act of 1917
restricted immigration from Asia by creating an “Asiatic Barred Zone” and introduced a reading test for all immigrants over fourteen years of age, with certain expectations for children, wives, and elderly family members. -
Immigration Act of 1918
expanded on the provisions of the Anarchist Exclusion Act -
Immigration Act of 1924
(Johnson Act) aimed to freeze the current ethnic distribution in response to rising immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe, as well as Asia. -
Nationality Act of 1940
“nationality at birth” defined who was eligible for citizenship through birth or naturalization and clarified the status of individuals and their children born or residing in the continental US. Also defined who was not eligible for citizenship and how citizenship could be lost or terminated -
Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943
(Magnuson Act) repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act and permitted Chinese nationals already in the country to become naturalized citizens -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
(McCarran-Walter Act) somewhat liberalized immigration from Asia, but increased the power of the government to deport illegal immigrants suspected of communist sympathies -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
(Hart-Cellar Act) discontinued quotas based on national origin, while preference was given to those who have US relatives. Mexican immigration was restricted for the first time. -
Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act of 1966
gave Cuban nationals who enter, or were already present in the US, legal status -
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
granted a path to citizenship to illegal immigrants who had been in the US before 1982 but made it a crime to hire an illegal immigrant -
Immigration Act of 1990
increased the total immigration limit to 700,000 and increased visas by 400 percent -
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
immigrants unlawfully present in the United States for 180 days but less than 365 days must remain outside the United States for three years unless they obtain a pardon -
REAL ID Act of 2005
sets forth requirements for state driver's licenses and ID cards to be accepted by the federal government for "official purposes", as defined by the Secretary of Homeland Security
