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English and Western European Immigration
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Germany, UK, Ireland, Canada, Italy
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200,000 Chinese come to the US
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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334,000 immigrants arrive
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Italy, Austria/Hungary, SU, Canada, UK
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Canada, Germany, Italy, Mexico, UK
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1924 Nation Origins Act
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Great Depression
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Displaced Persons Act
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700,000 Cubans come to the US
After a revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power they immigrated to the US -
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Mexico, Canada, Cuba, Philippines, UK
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Immigration and Nationality Act
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The Refugee Act
400,000 refugees arrived from Southeast Asia between 1975 and 1980 -
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Mexico, Philippines, China, India, DR
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Immigration Reform and Control Act
It imposed penalties on employers who knowingly hired illegal aliens -
Immigration Act
This act raised the annual admissions from 290,000 to 675,000 immigrants -
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
reduced overall annual immigration to 535,000 -
1 million immigrants arrive (legal and illegal)