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the united states government bans the importation of slaves
government stopped the slave trade so americans could get jobs -
the irish potato famine
the irish crop failure the made them all immigrate to america so they would not starve -
the anti-coolie act
limit on chinese immigrants -
the expatriation
all american women if you marry a forenigher you are no longer a citizen of the united states -
the immigration act of 1917
if you cant read you cant come in -
the joans-shafroth act
directed at portaricans so that the y can become citizens if yo join the military -
the emergency quota act
only 3% of immigrants can enter america depending on last years number -
the mccarran-walter act
gives preference to family members and people with specific skill -
immigration and reform control act
made it illegal to hire an illegal alien -
usa P.A.T.R.I.O.T. act
starts restricting immigration from everywhere, creats the department of homeland security and increases law enforcement, and makes passports machine readible or they are invalid -
the R.E.A.L.I.D. act
all americans require a drivers license and ID cards -
arizona immigration law
crimilanizes being an illegal alien
