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1882: Chinese exclusion act
federal legislation aimed at restricting immigration was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which banned Chinese laborers from coming to America. -
1882: tax on immigrants
A tax of 50 cents on all immigrants landing at US ports was enacted in 1882. -
1890: creation of Ellis Island
President Benjamin Harrison designated Ellis Island, located in New York Harbor near the Statue of Liberty, as a federal immigration station. -
Labor Appropriation Act of 1924
Congress passed the Labor Appropriation Act of 1924, officially establishing the U.S. Border Patrol for the purpose of securing the borders between inspection stations. -
1954: Ellis Island Closes
Ellis island is officially closed and is apart of the statue of librerty monument. -
1965: Immigration and Nationality act
In 1965, Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act, which did away with quotas based on nationality and allowed Americans to sponsor relatives from their countries of origin. -
1990: Immigration act of 1990
Immigration Act of 1990 Increases Limit on Legal Immigration and Revises Grounds for Exclusion and Deportation -
2004: Minutemen project
Minuteman Project begins recruiting civilians to patrol the US-Mexico Border -
2006: fencing along US, Mexican border
The Secure Fence Act was signed into law on October 26, 2006. The Act authorizes the construction of hundreds of miles of double-layered fencing along the nation's Southern border. -
2010: Controversial Arizona Bill signed into law
Expanded the State's Authority to Combat Illegal Immigration -
2010: Key parts of Arizona Bill are blocked
Judge Blocks Key Parts of Arizona's Anti-Illegal Immigration Law -
2011: Supreme court upholds Arizona law
US Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Law Penalizing Businesses That Hire Undocumented Immigrants -
2012: DACA
President Obama Signs Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to Allow Some Undocumented Immigrants Who Came to the United States as Children to Stay in the Country -
2012: Supreme court vs. Arizona
US Supreme Court Upholds Centerpiece of 2010 Arizona Immigration Law, Rejects Other Provisions -
2014: Prevention of deportation
President Obama Announced Executive Action to Prevent Deportation of Millions of Immigrants in the United States Illegally
