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Begining of Immigraton to the Americas
European settlers sail to the Americas to live -
African importation begins
Europeans send Africans to colonies to be used as slaves -
Exclusion of the Quakers
It became popular to dislike the Quakers and to exclude them from immigrating but they still immigrate anyway -
Massachusets bans the sick and unable
Massachusetts won't let in the lame, impotent or unable people -
Enaction of the Plantation Act by British Parliment
British en-action of the Plantation Act serves as a basis for the future United States Naturalization Acts -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Added the requirement of 14 years of residency in the United States before becoming eligible to become a citizen -
Irish Immigration
The potato famine causes Irish immigration to the United States -
African Americans gain citizenship
The United States government added the 14th amendment to the constitution to give African-Americans citizenship -
Chinese Exclusion
The United States bans the immigration of any more Chinese for 10 years and made it so that Chinese immigrants could not gain citizenship -
Bureau of Immigration Established
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Ellis Island Opened
Ellis Island was a place for the United States to screen immigrants coming into the United States from the east coast -
Immigration and Nationality Act
Made it so that race could not be a factor in immigration and citizenship acceptance by the United States. -
The Refugee Act
Reduces world wide immigration into the U.S. to 270,000 and make refugees no longer a preference category for immigration -
USA Patriot Act
Modifies the Immigration and Nationality Act to broaden the exclusion of aliens to immigrate into the U.S. -
Donald Trump Elected President
He promises to crack down on immigration and to deport all the Muslims and Mexicans