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Immigration Act of 1917
Immigration Act of 1917 establishes a literacy requirement and halts immigration from most Asian countries. -
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History of Immigration After WWI
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The Immigration Act of 1924
The Immigration Act of 1924 limits the number of immigrants allowed to enter the United States through nationality quotas and excludes immigrants from Europe and an American colony. -
The 1924 Continued
The limitations of the 1924 act increases the amount of illegal immigration into the US. -
The Equal Nationality Act
The equal nationality act of 1934 allowed foreign-born children who have lived in the US for five years to apply for citizenship. -
1938
The US rejects the proposal to allow 20,000 Jewish children from Germany to come to the US for safety during the Nazi era. -
1942 Labor Shortages
Labor shortages begin at the start of WWII and the Bracero Program is formed. This allows Mexican agricultural workers to enter the United States for a short period of time. -
The Refugee and Resettlement Law
The US’s first refugee and resettlement law is passed to deal with the rise of Europeans looking to permanently reside in the US after WWII. -
1952 - McCarran-Walter Act
The exclusion of Asian immigrants ends with the McCarran-Walter Act. This act did little to change the quota system that had been established in the Immigration Act of 1924. -
1956-1957
The United States admitted 38,000 immigrants from Hungary into the country after a failed attempt against the Soviets. -
1960-1962
About 14,000 children flee to the United States from Cuba as a secret operation called Operation Peter Pan. -
Immigration and Nationality Act
The American immigration system is overridden by the Immigration and Nationality Act. This act ends the origin quotas that favored some racial groups over others. The original system is replaced with a seven-category preference system. It favors family reunification and skilled immigrants. -
Cuban Refugees Seek Political Justice
About 125,000 Cuban refugees dangerously cross the seas to get to Florida seeking political justice. -
The Simpson-Mazzoli Act
President Ronald Reagan signs to allow the Simpson-Mazzoli Act which grants a pardon to 3 million immigrants living illegally in the United States. -
DREAM Act
US senators Dick Durbin and Orrin Hatch propose the DREAM Act - Development, Relief, and Education of Alien Minors Act. This would provide a way for undocumented immigrants brought to the US illegally by their parents to gain legal status. The bill did not pass. -
DACA
President Barack Obama signs the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals which shields some people from deportation although, this does not provide a way to get citizenship. -
Travel Ban
President Donald Trump issues three executive orders that decrease travel and immigration from Muslim-majority countries.
