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The federal government assumed direct control of inspecting, admitting, rejecting, and processing all immigrants seeking admission to the United States
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Bureau of Immigration now under the Department of Commerce and Labor
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Established the federal government as the arbiter of naturalization policy
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Placed numerical limits on immigration for the first time in US history with the national origins system
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Due to severely restricted immigration, illegal immigration became a real problem and thus the U.S. Border Patrol was created within Immigration Service
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INS changes from Department of Labor to the Department of Justice
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Removed all racial barriers to immigration and naturalization
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Congress replaces the national origins system with a
preference system designed to reunite immigrant families and attract skilled immigrants to the United States -
Supreme Court decision that illegal immigrant children have the right to free access to k-12 schooling
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First general policy regarding admitting refugees
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Increased the number of available immigrant visas and revised the preference categories governing permanent legal immigration. Immigrant visas were divided into 3 separate categories: family-sponsored, employment-based, and “diversity” immigrants selected by lottery from countries with low immigration volumes.
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Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act first introduced in congress. So far, no federal version has passed both the House and Senate.
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Disbanded INS and created the Department of Homeland security which includes: Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
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President Obama announces Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration policy
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Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act introduced.