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Civil War ends
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Immigration Act of 1891
The federal government assumed direct control of inspecting, admitting, rejecting, and processing all immigrants seeking admission to the United States -
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Treasury Department
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Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Immigration now under the Department of Commerce and Labor -
Basic Naturalization Act of 1906
Established the federal government as the arbiter of naturalization policy -
Immigration Acts of 1921 and 1924
Placed numerical limits on immigration for the first time in US history with the national origins system -
US Border Patrol Created
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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Department of Justice
INS changes from Department of Labor to the Department of Justice -
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
Removed all racial barriers to immigration and naturalization -
INA Amendment
Congress replaces the national origins system with a
preference system designed to reunite immigrant families and attract skilled immigrants to the United States -
Plyler v. Doe
Supreme Court decision that illegal immigrant children have the right to free access to k-12 schooling -
Refugee Act of 1980
First general policy regarding admitting refugees -
The Immigration Act of 1990
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. -
DREAM Act
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act first introduced in congress. So far, no federal version has passed both the House and Senate. -
Homeland Security Act
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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Homeland Security
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DACA
President Obama announces Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration policy -
Bridge Act
Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act introduced.