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US Immigration
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Naturalization Act of 1790
In order to become a US citizen, the immigrant had to have lived in the US for two years. -
The 14th Amendment
protects children born in the United States -
Gentlemen's Agreement
Japan agreed to stop issuing passports to its citizena -
Emergency Quota Act
It establlished national immigration quotas.. They were based on the number of foreign-born residents of each nationality who were living in the USA -
The Luce-Celler Act
Ended discrimination against Indian Americans and Filipinos -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
creating for the first time penalties for employers who knowingly hired illegal immigrants -
REAL ID Act
changed visa limits, tightened restrictions on asylum applications and made i easier to exclude suspected terrorists, and removed restrictions on building border fences -
Border Protection, Anti-terrorism, and illegal Immigration Control Act
limited to enforcement and focused on both border and the interior
