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Natrualization Act of 1970
Naturalization Act of 1790 entitled any person from another country that is a free white person may be admitted to become a United States citizen. -
1850 Census
The first census that asks actual question which based the population of the U.S. on topics of natvity vs citizen -
Immigration Act of 1875
1875, United States Supreme Court declares immigration to be a matter of Federal Government. So now the states and territories don't have to keep track of the information on there own making the system a little easier -
Immigration Act of 1882
This act enabled a tax levy of 50 cents to all immigrants arriving at United States port entries. Certain ineligibles were described as "lunatics" and "public charges". Not all were welcome. Sometimes also referred to as the "Chinese Exclusion Act" -
Ellis Island Opens
in 1892 Ellis Island in New York, home to the Statue of Liberty opens as a major port of immigration. Ellis Island would remain the largest US port until the 1950s. Tens of millions of immigrants arrived in the US at Ellis Island port, mostly from Italy, France, Ireland and Germany. -
Angel Island San Fransico
The largest Immigration Port opens on the West Coast , this island is comparied to Ellis Island In New York . This port will be a major entry port for Japanese and Chinese Immigrants. -
Immigration Act of 1917
President Woodrow Wilson enacts the Immigration Act of 1917. This act requires immigrants to pass basic literacy requirements and bans all Asian immigration except for Japanese and Philippinos. -
Quota Act of 1921
Congress and the president passed a law limiting the total number of immigrants to not exceed 3%. When 3% of a country had left for the United States, immigration from that country would be capped. -
Creation of Border Patrol
Congress passes a bill in which the Border Patrol is created. Their main purpose at the time was to track and monitor immigrant labor and help eliminate foreign threats to the American economy. -
Hart Celler Act of 1965
This act ended the earlier ratification of the quota systems. After signing, a huge influx of immigrants poured in from Latin America, Africa, Southeast Asia and the Caribbean. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
required employers to attest to their employees' immigration status along with mkining it illegal to hire or recruit illegal immigrants knowing that they are illegal -
Patriot Act
This controversial bill provided appropriated tools and intelligence measures to intercept and interfere with counterterrorism measures. Many illegally suspected innocent Americans had their freedoms violated subsequently as a result. -
Homeland Security Act of 2002
The main reason for thus act is to protect the U.S. and its borders from terrorists attacks that can due to the weakness of the borders. Along making the U.S. not seem so weak to the rest of the world when it comes to illegal immigration.. -
SB-1070
With the signing of this bill it required all children 14 and up who remained in the U.S. for more then 30 days to sign up with the government. -
Complete Border Security
With the completion of the Border and the Increase in agents the acess and passing of illegal immigrrants dropped signfigantly sonce the early 2000's
