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