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United States Constitution
Gives the United States Congress the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization -
Naturalization Act
Increased the residency requirement to five years residence and added a requirement to give a three years notice of intention to apply for citizenship. -
Naturalization Law
Repealed the Naturalization Act of 1798. -
Fourteenth Amendment
Citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. -
Gentlemen's Agreement
Agreement between the United States and the Empire of Japan whereby the United States of America would not impose restriction on Japanese immigration, and Japan would not allow further emigration to the U.S. -
California Alien Land Law
Prohibited "aliens ineligible for citizenship" from owning agricultural land. -
Immigration Act of 1917.
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Emergency Quota Act
Restricted immigration into the United States -
Luce-Celler Act
nded discrimination against Indian Americans and Filipinos. -
Immigration and Nationality Act
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Refugee Act
Provide a permanent and systematic procedure for the admission to the United States of refugees -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
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REAL ID Act
State driver's licenses and ID cards to be accepted by the federal government for "official purposes -
Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act
Focused on both the border and the interior.
