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English Wave
Large amounts of people from the UK and Ireland make their way to the United States -
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German Wave
German Immigrants along with a sprinkle of Scandinavians -
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Railroad Influx
Almost 200,000 Chinese came to build the railroad. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. -
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Italian Wave
Italian, Russian, and Austria top immigration. -
Literary Test of Incomers instated
Congress Overrides the President's veto requiring a test to become a citizen, -
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Big Dip
low numbers but topped by Germany, Canada, and Mexico -
National Origins Act
Congress limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census. -
Displaced Persons Act
Allowed refugees from WWII to come to America, was tweaked in the 50s and 60s to allow those fleeing communism -
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Mexican Boom
Mexican Immigration is at an all time high beating Italy's wave high -
Immigration and Nationality Act
After Civil rights activists urged for the repeal of origins act due to its nature, This act allowed for a boom from asia, Preference System allowed for families to come over and highly educated before everyone else. -
Refugee Act
We allow those who are politically oppressed to come over -
Reagan and Congress, great compromise of parties
Dems Wanted more pathways to citizenship while Rep wanted border security and enforcement, -
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Act lowered trade barriers between CAN, USA, and MEX -
Welfare Reform
This deterred immigration as it made undocumented immigrants -
50,000 grants added for high tech industries
High Tech Capitalism leads congress to bend its will -
Homeland Security is created
ICE, FBI, DEA emerged, Immigration from middle eastern countries is limited heavily and many refugees from these countries are treated badly -
DACA and DAPA
DAPA Failed but DACA didn't so it allowed children to stay if they only knew America. -
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Trump Presidency
Border wall, travel bans and limits, Sanctuary cities crackdown- EO
Ice protocol(more enforcement) and Title 42 -
Title 42
deter immigration and streamline deportation under the grounds of health and safety