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Forced immigration of slaves to America
Unknown the specific day and month, 1619 was the year that Africans and Caribbeans were forced into slavery and traded in the Americas. They were often taken from their homeland and forced to immigrate to America for sale. -
Naturalization Act
This allowed any white person to apply for citizenship as long as they had lived in the U.S. for at least 2 years and were of good character. -
Naturalization Act of 1790
Said that and free white person of good moral character may become a US citizen -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Cut off chinese immigration with the intention of the ban on immigration only lasting 10 years. -
Alien Contract labor law
Prohibted American employers from importing and targeting immigrants by promising them jobs upon coming to America. -
United States vs Wong Kim Ark
Chinese child born in United States was declared a citizen because of the 14th ammendment that says, "All person born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." -
Immigration Act of 1891
The standards of entry into the U.S. were raised. People wishing to be citizens had to provide all personal information and they were inspected to insure that they were not: idiots, certifiably insane or paupers. -
Superintendent of Immigration
Office of Superintendent of Immigration created and placed in the Treasury Department. Eventually the Superintendent of Immigration becomes the bureau of immigration and then the USCIS. -
Ellis Island Opens
Ellis Island is opened as a new portal for immigrants hoping to call the U.S. their home. -
Emergency Quota Act
A law acting to limit the number of people we allowed into the US based on the percentage we had already accepted from each country. -
Border Patrol Established
Border patrol put into effect by the Bureau of Immigration -
McCarran Internal Security Act
The act gave each immigrant a replacement to their typical immigration card which has now become known as the "Green Card" -
INA 1965
Abolished the Emergency Quota Act from earlier in the 20th century and it put more realistic restrictions on immigration. -
USCIS takes control
The USCIS takes responsiblity for being in charge of monitoring immigration to the United States -
Division of Immigration and Naturalization
The Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization are seperated and put under the Department of Labor.
