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The Deckaration of Independance is adopted
Fifty--six mean, including eight who are foreign born, eventualy sign it. -
The Constitution of the United States of America is signed
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The Naturalization Act of 1790
Establishes a uniform rule of naturalization and a two year residency requirement for aliens who are free white persons of good moral character -
1798 Naturalization Act
Section 1 required applicants for citizenship to have declared intention to becoming a citizen five years prior to applicatoin, and lived in the United States 14 years when the application was admitted. This act was to be implemented on all new aliens providing they were no longer subjects of any nation the U.S. was at war with at the time of application. -
1864 Immigration Act
An act to encourage immigration. Established the position of Commissioner of Immigration, reporting to the Secratary of State; validated labor contracts made by immigrants before arrival; exempted immigrants from compulsory military service; established the office of Superintendent of Immigration for New York City -
1882 Immigration Act
Congress passed a new immigration Act that stated 50 cents tax would be levied on all aliens landing at United States ports. -
1891 Immigration Act
Revised version of the 1882 Immigration Act -
Naturalization Act of 1906
passed on june 29 but took effect september 27. standardizes naturalization procedures, makes some knowledge of the English language a requirement for citizenship, and establishes the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization in the Commerce Department to oversee national immigration policy. -
1917 Immigration Act
The 1917 Immigration Act, also known as the Asiatic Barred Zone Act, was a law passed by Congress on February 5, 1917 that restricted the immigration of 'undesirables' from other countries, including "idiots, imbeciles, epileptics, alcoholics, poor, criminals, beggars, any person suffering attacks of insanity, those with tuberculosis, and those who have any form of dangerous contagious disease, aliens who have a physical disability that will restrict them from earning a living in the United Stat -
The Emergency Quota Act
Restricts immigration from a given country to three percent of the number of people from that country living in the US in 1910 -
The Alien Registration Act of 1940 (smith act)
Requires the registration and fingerprinting of all aliens in the United States over the age of 14 -
1965 Immigration and Nationality Act (The Hart-Cellar Act)
Ends the quots system -
1975 Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act
An act to enable the United States to render assistance to, or in behalf of, certain immigrants and refugees -
1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, (The Simpson-Mazzoli Act)
An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise and reform the immigration laws, and for other purposes -
1990 Immigration and Nationality Act
An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change the level, and preference system for admission, of immigrants to the United States, and to provide for administrative naturalization, and for other purposes
