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Required immigrants to have lived in the United States for at least two years before they could become naturalized citizens. No previous notice was required.
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This Act lengthened the required residency to become a citizen to 5 years.Those who wanted citizenship were required to notice authority of their residency within 3 years. It also repealed and replaced Naturalization Act of 1790.
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This Act further lengthened the required residency to become a citizen to 14 years. One had to let notice of their residency within 5 years.
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This Act created a system of controls for the Naturalization Process. It also provided penalties for those who commit frauds in these practices.
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Act prohibited Migration of unwanted or undesirable people. This Act was mostly for Chinese women who were brought to be used for forced labor such as prostitution.
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This Act required all Chinese immigrants to carry a resident permit and for those who did not have one were deported or had one year of hard labor.They were not allowed to bear witness in court or allowed to bail.It basically extended the Chinese Exclusion Act.
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This Act prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborersIt got rid of all Chinese workers that took over the American's jobs.
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This Act allowed officials to deny entry to those who were convicts, idiots, lunatics, or any who could not take care of themselves. It also imposed a 50 cent tax to pay immigration officials for every immigrant that came into the US.
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This Act codified previous immigration laws.It was also known as Anarchist Exclusion Act and it added four inadmissible classes:restricted anarchists, beggars, importers and prostitutes.
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Thi act took effect as of September 27, 1906. It required some English knowledge to allow citizenship to immigrants. It also established Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization.
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This Act restricted the amount of people that came into the US before and after the first World War.
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This Act restricted immigration from Asia and provided a reading test to individuals over the age of 14It basically banned illiterates over the age of 14.
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Thi Act deported individuals that were suspected of anarchy and expanded the Anarchist Exclusion Act.It is also known as Dillingham-Hardwick Act
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This Act restricted number of immigrants from any country to 3% of their population.
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This Act limited the number of immigrants who could be admitted from any other country to 2% of their population.
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This was established with the Immigration Act of 1924.They were immigration quotas between 1921-1965.
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This Act defined how citizenship could be lost and stated that it could only be received through birth in the US.
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This Act allowed Chinese immigration and permitted those who were already here to become naturalized citizens. Its purpose was to repeal Chinese Exclusion Act.
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Thi Act restricted immigration to the US especially those from Asia. It also deported illegal immigrants that were thought of to have Communist beliefs
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This Act restricted Mexican immigration and quotas were discontinued. Qoutas were only given to those with -US relatives. It was also known as the Hart-Cellar Act.
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This Act gave legal status to Cubans who entered or were already in the United States.
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This Act penalized those who hired unauthorized workers. Its purpose was to provide employer sanction programs.
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The Act raised the amount of permanent visas given and provided many who were not allowed before to now have a visa.
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This Act allowed police to act as immigration officials and encouraged those to apply for residency once they got here. Nevertheless, they were restricted from accessing public benefits.
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This Act allowed family members to have residency before leaving the country even if they had worked their before illegally. It also created temporary visa card to allow families to reunite as they wait for actual visa. Its purpose was to allow members to see their families instead of having them leave the country.
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This Act made regulations for state drivers to have a license at all times and identification documents. This Act was made in order to prevent terrorists.
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This law required all aliuens over the age of 14 to register as a resident within their first 30 days and to have documentation forms with them at all times. It is considered a crime if this law is violated. Arizona allowed its law enforcement officers to ask for documentation if the person appeared to look like a illegal immigrant.
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This Act would allow illegal students to go to school here. Its purpose was to provide a pathway to citizenship to adolescents without documents.
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This immigration law allows law enforcement officers stop anyone who is suspected to be illegal in that state & investigate whether they are using any public benefits. Children of foreign countries are not allowed there & schools have to actually send an annual report as to how many children they suspect are illegal. It prohibits giving any transportation to an illegal immigrant or rent a house to them. They are not allowed jobs either.
