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about 900,000 immigrants came to the colonies. America became a diverse nation.
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German immigrants can accept the U.S. as their country.
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Made by the British Government; limited colonists freedom in approaching Native Americans. They didn't want the colonists to die.
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The first federal immigration acts was passed. The new law required that applicants for naturalized citizenship reside in the US for two years, they must provide "proof" of good character in court and they had to be white. Law was nullified in 1952.
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Act amended by the 1790 act by increasing the period of required residence and by changing the Declaration of Intention requirement.
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It was harder for immigrants to become citizens.
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Required an alien to file a declaration of intention to become a citizen 5 years before becoming a citizen and increased the period of residence to 14 years.
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Foreign slave trade became illegal.
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Over 15 million arrivals.
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The Industrial Revolution brought an unprecedented number of immigrants to America; over 18 million.
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Set a limit of 150,000 immigrants and forbade immigrants of Asians. The act was designed to exclude the "undesirable immigrants".
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28.5 million people immigrated to the US.
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Lifted numerical restrictions against Asian immigrants and set new restriction limits.
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Amended to allow a global cieling of 290,000 immigrants annually.
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Granted amnesty to roughly 3 million illegal aliens who were able to prove continuous residence in the US since 1982.
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Arizona enacted a bill making it a state crime to be in the country illegally. Legal immigrants are required to carry paperwork proving their status.