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U.S Congress bans the importation of slavery
it makes it illegal to bring any more slaves from Africa to the U.S. -
Worst Year of Irish Potato Famine
Irish immigrants came to America, running away from starvation. -
Election Year
Many people elected into Congress were from the Know Nothing Party, they were an Anti-Immigration Political Party. -
Anti-Coolie Act
This act came out of California, it excludes the chinese from migrating. -
Homestead Act
gave 160 acres of land to anyone who promised to live there for 5 years. -
Transcontinental Railroad
More and more Chinese and Irish immigrants came to help build the the railroad. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
No more Chinese immigrants were allowed to come into America for 10 years. -
Immigration Act of 1882
changes tax on immigratns, makes different categories of people ilegible. -
Dedication of Statue of Liberty
encourages immigration -
Anarchist Exclusion Act
in response to McKinley'a assasination. -
Expatriation Act
Any American women who married a foreigner would lose her citizenship. -
Immigration Act of 1917
requires immigrants being able to read, it was a way of limiting immigration. -
Jones-Shafroth
offers Puerto Ricans the chance to gain citizenship if they join the military. -
Emergency Quota Act
It was only allowed that 3% of the population immigrants in the U.S could migrate the next year. -
Alien Registrstion Act
Demanded that all aliens had to register and carry a greencard. -
McCarran-Walter Act
It allows more Asians to come in, but if you had specific skills it put you at the front of the line. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
First time the U.S tries to limit immigration from Mexico. -
Immigration and Reform Control Act
It forgivers immigrants for coming in illigally, but makes it illegal to hire an illegal alien. -
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
Makes ir harder for immigrants to get into U.S. under humanitarian conditions. -
USA Patriot Act
Created Homeland Security Department, requires people leaving the country to have an updated passport. -
Real I.D. Act
Attempt to strengthen Patriot Act, state must have a standardized form of licence and I.D. -
Arizona Immigration Law
Makes immigration a state crime, it is trespassing. Turned a federal power into the hands of the states.
