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The start of Colonial Immigration
image sourceSourceThe start of colonial immigration is when the Englsh settlers arrived to America. In 1607, about 100 English colonists arrived near Chesapeake Bay and founded Jamestown. They faced many issues such as lack of food, diseases, and they were often attacked by Indians. This is an important event because these colonists developed political practices and social beliefs that have an influence on the U.S. history. -
The Naturalization Act
image sourceSourceThe Naturalization Act of 1975 is like the Naturalization Act of 1970 but it is different because instead of having any alien, being a free white person whom shows good character become citizen of the United States by just residing in the U.S. for two years, it was changed to five years. -
The Steerage Act
Source Image sourceThis act requires ship captains to keep a list of immigrants who landed in the U.S. Ever since then, they have kept a record of all legal arrivals of immigrants. -
California Gold Rush
image sourceSourceThe discovery of gold in California brought many immigrants from every continent and more than 300,000 gold seekers migrated to California by 1850. This discovery also helped bring new languages, religions, and social customs. -
Treaty of Guadalupe
Image sourceSourceThe Treaty of Guadalupe ended the Mexican-American war. This took place in Guadalupe Hidalgo; the Mexican government surrendered to the U.S. and negotioated to end the war. Also, Mexico ceded 55% of its territory to the United States which included Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. -
The Homestead Act
Image sourceSourceThis Act was established during the Civil War and stated that any adult citizrn who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. They had to agree to live and develop the land for at least 5 years and caused an influx of immigrants from countries that were overpopulated and seeking for land. -
The Chinese Exclusion Act
image sourceSourceThe Chinese Exclusion Act prohibited Chinese from migrating to the U.S. because the government felt that the Chinese laborers were a threat. This act excluded the Chinese to enter the U.S. for 10 years. If they were caught going into the U.S., theu were either fined or thrown in jail for less than a year. -
Mounted Guards-Border Patrol
Image SourceSourceIn 1904, Border Patrol started with mounted watchmen that would patrol the border. This helped prevent illegal crossings and they operated out of El Paso, Texas. They even patrolled all the way West to California to prevent illegal Chinese immigrants. -
The Bracero Program
Image sourceSourceAn international program where the United States imported numerous Mexican workers for temporary. There were farm laborer shortages from the U.S. entry into World War II. Therefore, the Mexican workers were brought into the U.S. to replace Amerian workers that had been dislocated from the war. This program lasted almost two decades. -
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
Image SourceSourceThis act is also known as the McCarran-Walter Act and it prohibits certain immigrants from immigrating to America. It focused on denying immigrants who were unlawful, immoral, diseased, political readical, and so on. It upheld the national origins system of the Immigration Act of 1924. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Image sourceSourceThis act was created to amend the status of unauthorized immigrants and to help maintain the security of the U.S. from illegal immigrants. This act also gave the opportunity to unauthorized aliens to apply for legal status if they met the mandated requirements. -
Arizona Proposition 203
image sourceSourceThe Arizona Proposition 203 required that all public school instructions be taught in English. If the students weren't fluent in English, they had to be placed into an English immersion program to learn the language as quick as possible. -
Arizona SB 1070
Image sourceSourceThis law in Arizons would allow enforcement officials to enforce existing federal immigration laws in the state. They would do this by checking the immigration status of a person they find "reasonable suspicious". -
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Image sourcesourceBarack Obama offered "deferred action" to immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and meet other requirements. The "deferred action" means that the Department of Homeland Security has given the immigrants a low priority for immigration enforcement and they give them the opportunity to not get deported. These individuals of immigrants must apply and qualify. -
Undocumented immigrants bail in Arizona
Image sourcesourceThe U.S. Supreme Court blocked an amendment to Arizona's state constitution that denied bail to undocumented immigrants charged with a serious felony. The Supreme Court said it was unconstitutional so this law did not pass but it had been going on since the mid-2000s.
