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The Constitution of the United States is written and adopted.
At this time, only white men who owned property were considered citizens with rights. -
The 15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment is raified which is now granting a right to vote! -
The Chinese Exclusion Act
It was finally passed which is now restricting immigration from China and denying citizenship to Chinese immigrants. -
The 14th Amendment
Is finally accepted which is granting citizenship to people born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves -
The Indian Citizenship Act
It was passed which granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States -
The Magnuson Act
Repeals the Chinese Exclusion Act allows a limited number of Chinese immigrants to become citizens -
The McCarran-Walter Act
Revises immigration laws and eliminates racial restrictions, but still limits immigration from certain countries -
The Immigration Reform and Control Act is passed
Granting amnesty to millions of undocumented immigrants and creating a path to citizenship -
The Trump administration announces plans to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program
Which protects young undocumented immigrants from deportation -
The Biden administration announces plans
Which is provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, expand immigration opportunities, and address systemic discrimination.