GCU 113

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    Immigration History

  • Approx 20 African slaves came to Virginia.

    This was the earliest recorded slave immigration in the U.S. By 1680 about 7,000 slaves were in the U.S. against their will.

  • In between 1603-1640 an estimate of 20,000 puritans migrated to the Massachusetts region.

    This migration is what most people think started the immigration issue in the U.S.

  • The Naturalization Act of 1790

    The Naturalization Act of 1790 establishes a rule of naturalization and a two-year residency requirement for aliens who are "free white persons" of "good moral character"

  • Importation of slaves banned.

    Importation of slaves into the United States is officially banned, though it continues illegally long after the ban.

  • Almost haf of the American population was Irish.

    In between 1820-1930 about 4.5 million Irish immigrated to the U.S.

  • The California Gold Rush lured many immigrants to come to America.

    During the mid-1800s, a huge amount of Asian immigrants settled in the United States. Most of them lured by the Gold Rush.

  • Contract Labor Law

    Contract Labor Law allowed recruiting of foreign labor. Bringing in more immigrants for labor use.

  • The Depression

    Following the Civil War, the United States experienced a depression in the 1870s that contributed to a slowdown in immigration.

  • Naturalizaion Act

    The Naturalization Act of 1870 expands citizenship to both whites and African-Americans, but Asians are still excluded.

  • Fifteenth Amendment is ratified

    The Fifteenth Amendment is ratified, granting voting rights to citizens, regardless of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." Another luring factor of immigration.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Chinese Exclusion Act
    One of the first attempts to restrict immigration was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which banned Chinese laborers from coming to America. Californians had pushed for this new law, blaming the Chinese for a decline in wages because the Chinese would work for less.

  • Ellis Island opened

    Ellis Island officially opened as an immigration station.
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    Biggest immigration rate

    8,795,386 immigrants immigrated to U.S. This is one of the biggest if not the biggest immigration recorded.

  • Angel Island opened

    Angel Island opened. From 1910-1940 Angel Island detained and interrogated immigrants coming to the U.S.

  • First World War

    The US enters the First World War.

  • Border Patrol

    The Border Patrol is created to combat smuggling and illegal immigration.

  • Immigration Act of 1924

    US State Department policies made it very difficult for refugees to obtain entry visas. Despite the ongoing persecution of Jews in Germany.

  • Alien registration Act

    The Alien Registration Act requires the registration and fingerprinting of all aliens in the United States over the age of 14.