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Beginning of Colonial Immigration
English settlers arrive in America -
First Alien Naturalization Act enacted by the U.S Government
Act first provided rules to be followed by the people of the u.s in granting national citizenship. -
First large wave of european immigrants to the united states
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Foreign Slave trade becomes illegal
50,000 slaves become first "illegal aliens" in the u.s. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo results in the U.S recieving the states of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and California
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Naturalization Act of 1870 extends naturalization to former slaves
Aliens of African birth and people of African descent become elgible to having the right of naturalization. -
Burlingame Treaty revised, Chinese Immigration suspended
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Mexican Revolution drives thousands of mexicans across the u.s mexican border
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U.S border patrol is established
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Immigration act of 1990
Act increases limit on legal immigration and revises grounds for exclusion and deportation. -
Legislature passes law requiring proof of citizenship to get a drivers license
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Voters endorse requirement for english immersion in Arizona schools, banning bilingual education
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Arizona State representative Russell Pearce introduces a bill to make it a state crime to be in the country illegally
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Maricopa county in Arizona begins conducting immigration sweeps
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The state of Arizona's authority to combat illegal immigration is expanded due to controversial bill being signed into the law
