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Arizona is officially a state
Arizona, after a long battle, finally became the 48th state of the United States of America. -
Establisment of US border patrol
Congress passed the Labor Appropriation Act of 1924, officially establishing the U.S. Border Patrol for the purpose of securing the borders between inspection stations -
Bracero Program
Bracero Program Brings 5,000,000 Mexican Temporary Laborers to Work in US Farms and Railroads in a 22-Year Period -
Census
The exact date of the census is unsure but census Estimates 2 to 4 Million Immigrants in the United States Illegally with about Half from Mexico. -
9/11 attacks
After 9/11 the US Department of Defense expanded military support along the borders of the United States. -
Minutemen
The "Minuteman" project begins to recruit civiilians to patrol the U.S./Mexico border to find and report people trying to cross the border illegally. Very cotroversial--many people considered them vigilantes. -
Secure Borders Initiative
SBI is a comprehensive multi-year plan to secure borders with more agents, expanded detention, upgrade of technology, increased investment in infastructure, and greatly increased interior enforcement of immigration laws. -
Secure Fence Act
Authorized the construction of 700 hundred miles of double layered fencing. -
Decrease
Number of unauthorized immigrants decreases to 11.6 million from 11.8 million. -
SB 1070
Controversial Arizona Bill (SB 1070) Signed into Law, Expanding the State's Authority to Combat Illegal Immigration -
Denied
Judge Blocks Key Parts of Arizona's Anti-Illegal Immigration Law -
Another decrease
Inflow of Unauthorized Immigrants in 2007-2009 Decreased by Two-Thirds from 2000-2005 -
Cancellation
Secure Border Initiative Canceled by Janet Napolitano due to technical problems, cost overruns and schedule delays. -
Supreme Court
US Supreme Court upholds Arizona law penalizing businesses that hire undocumented immigrants -
Anchor Babies
Allowes undocumented immigrants who came as children, or who were born in, to stay in country.
